Romeo and Juliette - Act 1 Scene 1

polarity

• diametrical opposition
• the quality or state of having many qualities in common
• a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

omen

• the last part of a process or action
• something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event
• a point in a chain of events

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

feud

• a long and angry conflict between two people or two groups
• a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

bloodshed

• carnage
• the doing of an action

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

grudge

• a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury.
• A toxic relationship

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

reconcile

• to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences
• to make or have room for

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

friar

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a sonnet?

• a speech delivered by a character alone on stage, revealing their true thoughts and emotions.

• a 14-line rhyming poem, often about love.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is a soliloquy?

• a 14-line rhyming poem, often about love.

• a speech delivered by a character alone on stage, revealing their true thoughts and emotions.

Answer explanation

a monologue addressed to oneself, thoughts spoken out loud without addressing another

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is a pun?

• a spoken introduction to a play.

• humor that occurs when a word has two or more different meanings.

Answer explanation

Losing your feline friend can be a cat-astrophe.