Year 8 Romeo and Juliet Key Vocabulary
Prologue - Answer A separate introductory section of a play; this is not part of the main
plot.
Conflict - Answer A struggle between two opposing forces, ideas or people.
Feud - Answer A bitter, long-term argument or hostility.
Obedience - Answer Abstract noun: the quality of following direct commands, usually
from someone in a position of authority.
Masculinity - Answer Traits, including biological and social traits, associated with being
male. These expectations can change over time and reflect social attitudes/beliefs.
femininity - Answer Traits, including biological and social traits, associated with being
female. These expectation can change over time and reflect social attitudes/beliefs.
Revenge - Answer The desire to return harm for harm done.
The act of paying back wrong done.
To get even for a wrong done; to retaliate.
Catharsis - Answer A release of emotional tension.
Tragedy (genre) - Answer A type of play in which the main character(s) is/are brought to
ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw or moral
weakness.
Reconciliation - Answer The act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a
dispute.
Justice - Answer Fairness; rightfulness; giving a punishment or consequence after a
crime or harmful act.
Foreshadowing - Answer The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in
a plot.
tragic hero/heroine - Answer Character who suffers a fall from glory because of a tragic
flaw.
Patriarchal Society - Answer Society in which men are considered to have more power.
dramatic irony - Answer When the audience is aware of something that a character isn't.
Prologue - Answer A separate introductory section of a play; this is not part of the main
plot.
Conflict - Answer A struggle between two opposing forces, ideas or people.
Feud - Answer A bitter, long-term argument or hostility.
Obedience - Answer Abstract noun: the quality of following direct commands, usually
from someone in a position of authority.
Masculinity - Answer Traits, including biological and social traits, associated with being
male. These expectations can change over time and reflect social attitudes/beliefs.
femininity - Answer Traits, including biological and social traits, associated with being
female. These expectation can change over time and reflect social attitudes/beliefs.
Revenge - Answer The desire to return harm for harm done.
The act of paying back wrong done.
To get even for a wrong done; to retaliate.
Catharsis - Answer A release of emotional tension.
Tragedy (genre) - Answer A type of play in which the main character(s) is/are brought to
ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw or moral
weakness.
Reconciliation - Answer The act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a
dispute.
Justice - Answer Fairness; rightfulness; giving a punishment or consequence after a
crime or harmful act.
Foreshadowing - Answer The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in
a plot.
tragic hero/heroine - Answer Character who suffers a fall from glory because of a tragic
flaw.
Patriarchal Society - Answer Society in which men are considered to have more power.
dramatic irony - Answer When the audience is aware of something that a character isn't.
