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Romeo and Juliet

A tragedy by William Shakespeare about two young lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families.

Star-crossed lovers

A term used to describe lovers whose relationship is destined to fail, often due to external forces.

Tragedy

A genre of drama that presents a serious subject matter and typically ends in disaster for the main character.

Prologue

An introduction to a play, often setting the scene and summarizing the main theme or conflict.

Montague

The family name of Romeo, the male protagonist in Shakespeare's play.

Capulet

The family name of Juliet, the female protagonist in Shakespeare's play.

Dramatic irony

A literary device where the audience knows more about the events of a story than the characters do.

Foreshadowing

A literary technique that hints at events to come in a story.

Banished

To be exiled or forced to leave a place, often imposed by authority as punishment.

Monument

A structure erected to commemorate a person or event, often used in the context of tombs in the play.

Apothecary

A historical term for a pharmacist or druggist, one who prepares and sells medicine.

Soliloquy

A speech given by a character alone on stage, revealing their thoughts or feelings.

Personification

A literary device where human traits are attributed to non-human entities or abstract ideas.

Themes of love and hate

Central motifs in 'Romeo and Juliet', exploring the power and consequences of both emotions.

Verona

The Italian city where the play takes place, setting for the conflict between the Montagues and Capulets.

Capulet Feud

The long-standing animosity between the Montague and Capulet families that affects the main characters' love.