1. ROMEO & JULIET
Act II Notes

2. Act II Vocab Procure: get; obtain
Predominant: having dominating influence over others
Intercession: act of pleading on another’s behalf
Sallow: sickly, pale-yellowish color
Lamentable: distressing; sad
Unwieldy: awkward; clumsy

3. ALLUSION
Reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

4. HYPERBOLE
Deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

5. SIMILE
Comparison between two unlike things using like, as, than, or resembles
Ex. Faster than a speeding bullet

6. FORESHADOWING Use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
Creates suspense

7. BLANK VERSE Iambic pentameter Form of poetry Does not rhyme
10 syllables per line
Syllables follow an alternating unstressed-stressed pattern
Used for important characters

8. Act II Roles
Romeo
Benvolio
Mercutio
Juliet
Nurse
Peter
Friar Lawrence