midterm 3rd quarter

english

Act 1, Scene 1

• A street fight breaks out between Montagues and Capulets.
  
  

• Prince Escalus stops the fight and warns that future violence will be punished by death.
  
  

• Romeo is shown to be sad and heartbroken over Rosaline, who doesn’t love him back.

Act 1, Scene 2

• Paris asks Lord Capulet for permission to marry Juliet.
  
  

• Capulet says Juliet is too young and should wait.
  
  

• Romeo and Benvolio learn about the Capulet party and decide to go.

Act 1, Scene 3

• Lady Capulet talks to Juliet about marrying Paris.
  
  

• Juliet says she’ll consider it but isn’t excited.
  
  

• The Nurse is shown as loving, talkative, and close to Juliet.

Act 1, Scene 4

• Romeo worries the party will lead to something bad.
  
  

• Mercutio gives the “Queen Mab” speech.
  
  

• Romeo decides to go to the party anyway.
  
  

Act 1, Scene 5

• Romeo and Juliet meet at the Capulet party and fall in love instantly.
  
  

• They kiss without knowing each other’s identities.
  
  

• Tybalt recognizes Romeo and is furious.
  
  

• Romeo and Juliet learn they are enemies.

Act 2, Scene 1

• Romeo sneaks back to the Capulet orchard.
  
  

• Mercutio jokes about Romeo and love.
  
  

• Romeo hides because he wants to see Juliet.

Act 2, Scene 2 (The Balcony Scene)

• Juliet speaks about loving Romeo, thinking she’s alone.
  
  

• Romeo reveals himself.
  
  

• They confess their love and agree to get married.
  
  

• Juliet asks Romeo to arrange the wedding.

Iambic

• refers to a rhythm with one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable
  
  

• Example: da-DUM

Simple sentence

• 1 independent clause
  
  

One complete thought

Compound sentence

2 independent clauses

Complex sentence

• 1 independent clause + 1 or more dependent clauses
  
  

Uses because, although, when, since

Compound-complex sentence

• 2 independent clauses + at least 1 dependent clause

Romeo’s Opinions on Dreams

• Romeo believes dreams reveal true, fateful messages about one's destiny, holding deep significance, even though they occur in sleep

Adulation:

• Excessive admiration or praise

Bristle

• To react defensively

Laud

• To highly praise, especially in public

Obtuse

• Slow to understand, or difficult to understand

Tome

•  A large, heavy book, usually filled with academic knowledge

Embroil

• To involve deeply in an argument or conflict

Pious

• Deeply Religious

Infamous

• Well-known for a bad reason

Regale

• To entertain or amuse with talk ot storytelling

Zeal

• Great enthusiasm

Carping

• To continually complain or find fault

Clandestine

• Done secretly

Jaundiced

•  Affected by illness, bitterness, or resentment

Emancipate

To set free

Nomadic

• Wandering from place to place; not settling down roots anywhere

Mercutio’s "Queen Mab" speech is a frantic, imaginative monologue

• describing a tiny fairy who delivers dreams to sleeping people based on their deepest desires or vices