No_Fear_Shakespeare_Romeo_and_Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet

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

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Star-crossed lovers

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

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Tragedy

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

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Prologue

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

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Montague

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

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Capulet

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

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Dramatic irony

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

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Foreshadowing

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

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Banished

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

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Monument

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

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Apothecary

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

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Soliloquy

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

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Personification

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

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Themes of love and hate

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

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Verona

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

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Capulet Feud

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

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