fickle adjective – changing frequently, esp. as regards one’s loyalties, interests, or affection. synonym: vacillating, volatile. antonyms: constant, steadfast. ascend verb – to go up or climb. synonyms: escalate, climb. antonym: decrease, drop. abhor(-horred, -horring) verb – regard with disgust…
Romeo and Juliet Act 1
Verona The city where Romeo and Juliet takes place. Violent What is Tybalt’s main character trait? Depressed, Melancholy Romeo’s emotional state at the beginning of the play. He’ll only agree to marriage if Juliet loves him. Capulet breaks social tradition…
Romeo and Juliet: key quotes
“It is an honor that I dream not of.” (1.3.70) Speaker: JulietContext: Juliet is responding to her mother’s question of ‘will you marry?’Meaning: Marriage is not something Juliet has thought of. “Well, in that you miss: she’ll not be hit…
Romeo and Juliet Act 2 scenes 5 & 6
The Nurse is supposed to be gone only a half an hour, but how long is she actually gone for? 3 hours How is the Nurse behaving that is frustrating to Juliet? Old, tired, out of breath, headache, backaches, etc.…
romeo and Juliet study guide
Chorus The chorus is the voice in the Prologue that gives us the background for the play. where does the story take place Verona, Italy is where the story mainly takes place. what does paris ask lord capulet Paris asks…
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Meaning behind title longest day of the year is the summer solstice. Elizabethans would have heard this title and thought “party time!”—in Shakespeare’s day, Midsummer’s Eve was all about celebrating fertility (not just the successful planting and harvesting of crops,…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream/ Shakespeare Vocabulary
-Shakespeare Vocabulary … Alliteration Repetition of the same consonant sounds (but not necessarily the same letter) at the beginnings of successive words (initial alliteration) or in the middle of words (internal or hidden alliteration) or at the ends of words…
The Seussificaation of a Midsummer Night’s Dream Lines
N1: “Hello to everyone!” N2: Hey there & howdy! N1: “You look like a smart group” N2: Not frumpish or dowdy N1: “We’d expect nothing less from a group of your caliber” N2: You’ve come for a jaw-dropping culture spectacular…
Midsummer Night Dream- Titania lines
Scene 2 Titania: Come, sit thee down upon this flowery bed, while I thy amiable cheeks do coy, and stick musk-roses in thy sleek smooth head, and kiss thy far large ears, my gentle joy. Bottom: I must to the…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare – Quotes
“to live a barren sister all your lifeChanting faint hymns to the cold fruitless moon.” -Theseus to Hermia-About her choice with marrying Demetrius and what she would rather do with her life. “The course of true love never did run…