Romeo and Juliet

1. Romeo and Juliet Act I, Scene I Vocab

2. Valiant (adj): brave “To be valiant is to stand.”

3. Quarrel (n): fight, argument “The quarrel is between our masters and us their men.”

4. Of our side: on our side “Is the law of our side, if I say aye?”

5. kinsman (n): member of the family “Here comes one of my master’s kinsmen.”

6. Hinds (n): deer “What, are thou drawn among these heartless hinds?”

7. Drawn (v): having a sword drawn (out and ready to fight) “What, are thou drawn among these heartless hinds?”

8. Flourishes (v): waves “Old Montague is come, and flourishes his blade in spite of me.”

9. Foe (n): enemy “Thou shalt not stir a foot to seek a foe.”

10. Mistemper’d (adj): angry “From those bloody hands throw your mistemper’d weapons to the ground.”

11. Thrice (n): three times “Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word, by thee, old Capulet, and Montague, have thricedisturb’d the quiet of our streets.”

12. Abroach (v): in a state of action “Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?”

13. Stole (v): hid away “Underneath the grove of sycamore so early walking did I see your son: Towards him I made, but he was aware of me and stole into the covert of the wood.”

14. Augmenting (v): adding to “Many a morning hath he there been seen, with tears augmenting the fresh morning dew.”

15. Portentous (adj): ominously significant “Black and portentous must this humor prove, unless good counsel may the cause remove.”

16. Importuned (v): asked “Have you importuned him by any means?”

17. Fray (n): fight “What fray was here?”

18. Siege (n): an attack “She’ll not be hit with Cupid’s arrow. She will not stay the siege of loving terms.”

19. Assailing (adj): assaulting “She will not stay the siege of loving terms, nor bide the encounter of assailing eyes.”

20. Chaste (n): not engaging in sexual activity “Then she hath sworn that she will still live chaste?”