Romeo and Juliet Act IV Vocabulary

Ms. Covelle (United States of America)
Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is the classic story of love in the midst of hate, and whether that love is strong enough and wise enough to survive what surrounds it (etext found here). Learn these word lists for each act of the tragedy: Act 1, Act 2, Act 3, Act 4, and Act 5.
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  1. confess
    admit to God in the presence of a priest
    Come you to make confession to this father? To answer that, I should confess to you.
  2. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
    That is no slander, sir, which is a truth
  3. leisure
    time available for ease and relaxation
    Are you at leisure, holy father, now; Or shall I come to you at evening mass?
  4. rouse
    cause to become awake or conscious
    Juliet, on Thursday early will I rouse ye: Till then, adieu; and keep this holy kiss.
  5. remedy
    act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
    Be not so long to speak; I long to die, If what thou speak'st speak not of remedy
  6. shroud
    burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
    Where bloody Tybalt, yet but green in earth, Lies festering in his shroud.
  7. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
    Our solemn hymns to sullen dirges change.
  8. ordained
    fixed or established especially by command
    All things that we ordained festival, Turn from their office to black funeral;
  9. array
    an impressive display or assortment
    Lay her out in her best array, then we shall bear her to church...
  10. bear
    bring forth
    ...then we shall bear her to church...
  11. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
    Both, beguiled by the charm of looks,
  12. dismal
    causing dejection
    ...that same dismal monument where Tybalt lies...
  13. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
    Will I not be distraught, environed by such hideous fears?
  14. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  15. martyr
    one who voluntarily suffers death
  16. pensive
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
    My leisure serves thee, pensive daughter, now.
  17. pestilent
    exceedingly harmful
  18. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  19. treacherous
    dangerously unstable and unpredictable
  20. wherefore
    the cause or intention underlying an action or situation
    How came you hence, and wherefore, as the walls / are high and death consid'ring who thou art... Wherefore art thou Romeo?
Created on Fri Oct 02 11:07:05 EDT 2015

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