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romeo and juliet act 3 scene 1

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  1. braggart
    a very boastful and talkative person
    Zounds, a dog, a rat, a mouse, a cat, to scratch a man to(100)
    death! a braggart, a rogue, a villain, that fights by the
    book of arithmetic!
  2. addle
    mix up or confuse
    Thy head is as full of quar
    rels as an egg is full of meat; and yet thy head hath been
    beaten as addle as an egg for quarrelling.
  3. plague
    any large-scale calamity
    A plague o’ both your houses!
  4. budge
    move very slightly
    I will not budge for no man's pleasure, I.
    MER:
    Men's eyes were made to look, and let them gaze;
    I will not budge for no man's pleasure, I.
    Enter Romeo.
  5. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
    ROM:
    This gentleman, the Prince's near ally,
    My very friend, hath got this mortal hurt(110)
    In my behalf—my reputation stain'd
    With Tybalt's slander—Tybalt, that an hour
    Hath been my kinsman.
  6. consort
    keep company with
    TYB:
    Mercutio, you hang out with Romeo,
    MER:
    Consort?
  7. bandy
    discuss lightly
    Tybalt, Mercutio, the Prince expressly hath
    Forbid this bandying in Verona streets.
  8. effeminate
    lacking traits typically associated with men or masculinity
    O sweet Juliet,
    Thy beauty hath made me effeminate
    And in my temper soft'ned valour's steel(115)
    ROM:
    This gentleman, the prince's near ally,
    My very friend, has gotten his fatal wound
    On my behalf.
  9. submission
    the act of surrendering power to another
    MER:
    O calm, dishonourable, vile submission!
  10. devise
    arrange by systematic planning and united effort
    ROM:
    I do protest I never injur'd thee,
    But love thee better than thou canst devise
    Till thou shalt know the reason of my love;
    And so good Capulet, which name I tender(70)
    As dearly as mine own, be satisfied.
  11. apt
    being of striking appropriateness and relevance
    BEN:
    An I were so apt to quarrel as thou art, any man
    should buy the fee simple of my life for an hour and a
    quarter.
  12. discord
    lack of agreement or harmony
    An(45)
    thou make minstrels of us, look to hear nothing but
    discords.
Created on Wed Apr 07 20:48:07 EDT 2010

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