Romeo And Juliet Vocabulary Quiz

What does “aught” mean in the phrase “If thou dost love me, say it not in aught but truth”?

What does “foe” mean in “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes”?

What does “tis” mean in the phrase “’Tis the nightingale and not the lark”?

What does “villain” mean when Tybalt insults Romeo?

What does “jest” mean when Mercutio teases Romeo?

What does “dote” mean when used to describe Romeo’s feelings?

What does “soft!” mean when used by Romeo in “But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?”

What does “ere” mean when used by Juliet as “ere one be gone”?

What does “betimes” mean when used in directions to act early?

What does “thine” mean when used before a vowel sound?

What does “vexed” mean in the play’s emotional exchanges?

What does “woe” mean in “For never was a story of more woe”?

What does “art” mean when Friar Lawrence says “Thou art wedded to calamity”?

What does “anon” mean when characters call for someone?

What does “hie” mean when Friar Lawrence tells Romeo to hurry?

What does “naught” mean in Shakespearean dialogue?

What does “woo” mean when Paris seeks Juliet’s hand?

What does “confines” mean when Prince Escalus refers to Verona’s boundaries?

What does the word “choler” mean in the play?

What does “hence” mean when characters are banished?

What does “farewell” mean in Shakespearean English?

What does “beseech” mean in Shakespearean language?

What does “banished” mean when Romeo laments his punishment?

What does “fain” mean when Juliet says “Fain would I dwell on form”?

What does “thy” mean in phrases like “Thy father and thy name”?

What does “hark” mean when a character says it suddenly?

What does “wherefore” mean when Juliet says “Wherefore art thou Romeo”?

What does “thee” mean when a character speaks affectionately?

What does “whence” mean in the line “Whence came you?”

What does “thou” mean in the dialogue?