Romeo and Juliet, “Duty” and “Is Survival Selfish?” VOCABULARY
1.GRUDGE (noun): resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
-1.From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
-1.Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean (Prologue).
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-1.2. CIVIL (adjective): of or occurring between or among citizens of the state ; not rude
-1.From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean (Prologue)
3. QUARREL (noun): an angry dispute
The quarrel is between our masters and us their men (Act 1).
4. PORTENTOUS (adjective): of momentous or ominous significance
Black and portentous must this humour prove,
Unless good counsel may the cause remove (Act 1).
5. CONSENT (verb): give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart,
My will to her consent is but a part (Act 1).
6. CEASE (verb): have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be
Ere one can say 'It lightens’ (Act 2).
7. WOE (noun): misery resulting from suffering
I have forgot that name, and that name's woe(Act 2).
8. CHIDE (verb): criticize or punish severely or angrily
Thou chide'st me oft for loving Rosaline (Act 2).
9. HASTE (noun): a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
Will you pluck your sword out of his pitcher
by the ears? makehaste, lest mine be about your
ears ere it be out (Act 3).
10. FICKLE (adjective): having unpredictable change
O fortune, fortune! all men call thee fickle(Act 3).
11. BESEECH (verb): ask for, request or beg
Good father, I beseech you on my knees,
Hear me with patience but to speak a word (Act 3).
12. SLANDER (noun): words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
That is no slander, sir, which is a truth (Act 4).
13. ORDAINED (adjective): fixed or established especially by order or command
All things that we ordained festival,
Turn from their office to black funeral (Act 4).
14. CONDEMN (verb): demonstrate the guilt of (someone)
Condemned villain, I do apprehend thee (Act 5).
15. BEREAVED (adjective): sorrowful through loss or deprivation
Lady Capulet was bereaved after the loss of her daughter, Juliet.
16. AFFLICT (verb): to cause physical pain or suffering
Romeo was afflicted by the pain of Juliet’s fake death, so he poisoned himself as a result.
17. SUCCUMB (verb): surrender, give in or yield
Lady Capulet would not succumb to her attraction to Lord Montague, so she married Lord Capulet.
18. REPULSE (verb): cause or disgust or aversion
Lady Capulet was repulsed by her husband’s appearance, as she described his ugly and distorted features.
19. ANGUISH (noun): severe mental or physical pain or suffering
The Capulets and Montagues experienced anguish over the loss of their children.
20. LAUD (verb): praise, glorify or honor
Heroes are lauded for saving others while risking their own lives.