Romeo and Juliet Prologue

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  1. loins
    the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs
    From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
    A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,
    Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
    Doth with their death bury their parents' strife.
  2. piteous
    deserving or inciting a feeling of sympathy and sorrow
    From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
    A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,
    Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
    Doth with their death bury their parents' strife.
  3. unclean
    soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
    Two households, both alike in dignity
    (In fair Verona, where we lay our scene),
    From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
    Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
  4. grudge
    a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
    Two households, both alike in dignity
    (In fair Verona, where we lay our scene),
    From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
    Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
  5. mutiny
    open rebellion against constituted authority
    Two households, both alike in dignity
    (In fair Verona, where we lay our scene),
    From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
    Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
  6. continuance
    the property of enduring or continuing in time
    The fearful passage of their death-marked love
    And the continuance of their parents' rage,
    Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove,
    Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage—
    The which, if you with patient ears attend,
    What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
  7. overthrow
    reject or overturn a decision or an argument
    From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
    A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,
    Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
    Doth with their death bury their parents' strife.
  8. strive
    attempt by employing effort
    The fearful passage of their death-marked love
    And the continuance of their parents' rage,
    Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove,
    Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage—
    The which, if you with patient ears attend,
    What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
  9. naught
    a quantity of no importance
    The fearful passage of their death-marked love
    And the continuance of their parents' rage,
    Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove,
    Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage—
    The which, if you with patient ears attend,
    What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
  10. bury
    place in a grave or tomb
    From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
    A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,
    Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
    Doth with their death bury their parents' strife.
  11. strife
    bitter conflict; heated or violent dissension
    From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
    A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,
    Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
    Doth with their death bury their parents' strife.
  12. toil
    work hard
    The fearful passage of their death-marked love
    And the continuance of their parents' rage,
    Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove,
    Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage—
    The which, if you with patient ears attend,
    What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
  13. foe
    an armed adversary
    From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
    A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,
    Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
    Doth with their death bury their parents' strife.
  14. traffic
    vehicles or pedestrians traveling in a particular locality
    The fearful passage of their death-marked love
    And the continuance of their parents' rage,
    Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove,
    Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage—
    The which, if you with patient ears attend,
    What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
  15. civil
    of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
    Two households, both alike in dignity
    (In fair Verona, where we lay our scene),
    From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
    Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
  16. fearful
    experiencing or showing fear
    The fearful passage of their death-marked love
    And the continuance of their parents' rage,
    Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove,
    Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage—
    The which, if you with patient ears attend,
    What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
  17. fatal
    bringing death
    From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
    A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,
    Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
    Doth with their death bury their parents' strife.
  18. rage
    a feeling of intense anger
    The fearful passage of their death-marked love
    And the continuance of their parents' rage,
    Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove,
    Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage—
    The which, if you with patient ears attend,
    What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
  19. dignity
    the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
    Two households, both alike in dignity
    (In fair Verona, where we lay our scene),
    From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
    Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
  20. patient
    enduring trying circumstances with even temper
    The fearful passage of their death-marked love
    And the continuance of their parents' rage,
    Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove,
    Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage—
    The which, if you with patient ears attend,
    What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
  21. passage
    the act of moving from one state or place to the next
    The fearful passage of their death-marked love
    And the continuance of their parents' rage,
    Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove,
    Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage—
    The which, if you with patient ears attend,
    What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
  22. ancient
    belonging to times long past
    Two households, both alike in dignity
    (In fair Verona, where we lay our scene),
    From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
    Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
  23. forth
    forward in time, order, or degree
    From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
    A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,
    Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
    Doth with their death bury their parents' strife.
  24. fair
    free from favoritism, bias, or deception
    Two households, both alike in dignity
    (In fair Verona, where we lay our scene),
    From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
    Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
Created on Sun Dec 11 04:17:47 EST 2011

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