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  1.

conventional form of love poetry used in the first meeting of Romeo and Juliet

  2.

He is Prince of Verona.

  3.

Name for the drink provided by the friar.

  3.

A deadly contagious disease spreading rapidly over a wide area. "A _______ o' both your houses!"

  5.

Gold coin used to buy the poison.

  4.

a young nobleman and relative of the prince.

  6.

popular metrical foot consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

  7.

Queen of the fairies described at length by Mercutio.

  8.

words spoken in a play for the audience to hear, but supposed but to be heard by the other characters.

  9.

Juliet's family name.

11.

A mild oath used to express anger of surprise, an altered for of the oath "God's wounds."

10.

A close fitting male's jacket.

13.

a bitter prolonged quarrel.

12.

According to Capulet in Act IV, 5, Paris cannot be Juliet's groom because she has married ____ instead.

15.

Go, _________; / Thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain.

14.

a formal fight between two persons armed with deadly weapons to defend one's honor or to settle a dispute.

20.

to recognize or accept: "An you be mine, I'll give you to my friend; / An you be not, hang beg, starve, die in the streets . . . "

16.

Adjective used by the chorus in the prologue to describe the ill-fated Romeo and Juliet (two words, Hyphenated)

21.

evergreen tree symbolizing sorrow: cone-bearing with dark green leaves and red berries.

17.

tragic female protagonist.

22.

This servant brings Romeo news from afar.

18.

number of days that elapse during the play.

23.

Derogatory name Mercutio uses to describe Tybalt; the "King of _____."

19.

Lady Capulet's nephew; rash, impetuous and quick to anger.

24.

an evergreen shrub with clusters of small, light blue flowers: traditional symbol of remembrance and constancy.

22.

Nephew of Lord Montague: Romeo's friend; he attempts to stop a renewal of the feud.

26.

Plant roots popular for a sleeping potion; the roots were thought to resemble a person and were said to shriek when pulled 

25.

a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

28.

Confidant and "father figure" of Romeo

26.

Romeo's family name

32.

Friar John is unable to deliver a message because of a ________.

27.

A verse line having five metrical feet

34.

Before he meets Juliet, _____ is Romeo's one and only.

29. 

Latin phrase at the end of scenes meaning "they exit"

35.

The prince substituted this punishment for that of Romeo's death; to be exiled from one's home country.

30.

By biting his ______, Sampson insults the Capulets and starts the riot.

37.

"That which we call a _____ / By any other name would smell as sweet."

31.

Juliet's age

38.

Romeo's friend and relative of Prince Escalus.

33.

person who makes and sells drugs, a pharmacist.

39.

City in northeastern Italy; play's primary setting

36.

Latin for "cast of characters": _________ Personae

41.

Word meaning "dawn song." Term for traditional form used in the parting dialogue between Romeo and Juliet.

40. 

He begins as the shallow stereotype of the lover but becomes capable of deep passion and sincere feeling

42.

"never was a story of more ______ / Than Juliet and her Romeo." (Prince,V,3)

43.

The type of pet that Juliet wishes she could turn Romeo into so as to keep him nearby. (II, 2)

47.

Juliet's confidant

44.

"Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet ______/ That I shal' say good night till it be morrow." (Juliet, II, 2)

48.

A word meaning prayers used by Juliet when asking her nurse to leave her alone the night before she is to marry Paris.

45.

Town to which Romeo flees to avoid the death penalty.

49.

a mask

46.

Poetic word for "gladly or ready."

50.

A form of address used for a man indicating familiarity and contempt.

51.

Goddess of the dawn in Roman mythology.