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Romeo and Juliet
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The setting of the play | Verona, Italy |
| Protagonist from the house of Capulet | Juliet |
| Protagonist from the house of Montague | Romeo |
| Romeo's advsor or mentor | Friar Laurence |
| Juliet's advisor or mentor | The Nurse |
| Julet's cousin | Tybalt |
| Romeo's best friend | Mercutio |
| The leader of the city | Prince Escalus |
| Juliet's parents | Lord and Lady Capulet |
| Romeo's parents | Lord and Ldy Montague |
| Romeo's cousin | Benvolio |
| Romeo's first love (before Juliet) | Rosaline |
| thou/thee | you |
| thy/thine | your/yours |
| Hast/hath | have/has |
| Dost/doth | does/do |
| Shall/shalt | will or must |
| House | a family |
| Coz | cousin or family member |
| Bite your thumb | make a rude gesture |
| Nurse | servant who takes care of a child for a wealthy family |
| Woe | sadness |
| Fair | beautiful |
| Anon | immediately or quickly |
| Morrow | morning or the next day |
| Fortune | fate or destiry |
| star-crossed | doomed or cursed by fate |
| Auspicious | fortunate or something positive allowed by fate; lucky |
| Inauspicious | unfortunate or something negative allowed by fate; unlucky |
| Heaven or the heavens | fate or destiny (imagined to be exist the sky) |