| A | B |
|---|
| tragedy | a play dealing with serious or somber themes |
| Catholic | Shakespeare's born religion |
| bubonic plague | a disease that closed London theaters for two years |
| Lord Chamberlain's Men | Shakespeare's theater company name |
| Montagues | Romeo's family name |
| Capulet | Juliet's family name |
| discreet | respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature |
| feign | to invent fictitiously or deceptively |
| cunning | shrewd; crafty; sly |
| minstrel | a poet and musician who sang or recited while playing a stringed instrument |
| wanton | deliberate and without motive or provocation |
| apothecary | a druggist; a pharmacist. |
| mandrake | root of this plant, which contains the poisonous alkaloid hyoscyamine |
| pestilence | something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil. |
| restorative | capable of renewing health or strength |
| outrage | anything that strongly offends, insults, or affronts the feelings. |
| oppression | exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner |
| naught | lost; ruined |
| gossamer | thin, light fabric. |
| scathe | damage, harm |
