| Analogy | Friar Lawrence: herbs: plants: mixture of good and evil |
| Paradox | a statement whose two parts seem contradictory yet make sense with more thought. ” she speaks, yet says nothing.” |
| Anaphora | repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more succesive verses, clauses, or sentences. “Too rash, too sudden; Too like the lightning.” |
| Apostrophe | Figure of speach in which someone absent or dead or something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and was able to reply. ” Romeo, Romeo, wherefort art thou Romeo?” |
| Rosaline | Never seen on stage |
| Nurse | Talkative |
| Mercutio | Light hearted actions and speeches |
| Juliet Changes | 1. disagrees with parents2. gains courage and maturity to fight for her love3. falls more in love with Romeo |
| Shakespeare Info | * Lived During Elizabeth Era* Part of theatrical company: “The King’s Men” |
| Globe Theater | * 3 story, open air construction* extended stage with trap door* Shaped like an “O”* Nickname “Wooden O” |
| Capulets | * Juliet* Nurse* Tybalt* Lady Capulet* Lord Capulet |
| Montagues | * Romeo * Mercutio* Benvolio * Lady Montague* Lord Montague |
| Other Characters – unrelated | * Paris – cousin to prince* Prince of verona* Friar Lawrence* Chorus* Rosaline |
| Sonnet | 14 line poem |
| Pun | play on words |
| Foil | Character who acts on contrast to another character. * Romeo —- Mercutio * Juliet ——- Nurse |
| Aside | Short speech delivered by one character to another or to the audience with the other characters being able to hear |
| 5 | Number of feet in Iambic Pentameter |
| Ex Pun | Sampson: I mean, and we be in anger. Well draw Gregory: Ay, while u live, draw your neck out of collar. |
| Tries to keep peace | Benvolio: “Part, fools!Put up your swords. You know not what you do.” |
| Ex Allusion | ” But all so soon as the all cheering sunShould in the farthest East begin to drawThe shady curtains from Aurora’s bed.” ” Well, in that hit you miss. She’ll not be hit with cupids arrow. She hath Dians wit,” |
| Oxymorons | “O brawling love, O loving hate.” “Heavy lightness, serious vanity” |
| Ex Paradox | “Still – waking sleep, that is not what it is!””Tut! I have lost myself; I am not here;” |
| Agreements for Paris to marry Juliet | 1. has to “woo” her 2. waits 2 years |
Lemus’s Romeo and Juliet Review
November 6, 2019