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Forsworn:guilt of breaking a vow
Hildings:good for nothing
Vile Earth: Juliet refers to her body
Skainmates: Loose women
Benedicite: Latin for bless you
Baleful: Evil poisonous
Wantons: Careless child
Fantasticoes: Dandies men who copy French Fashion
Tassle Gentle: Male falcon
Roe: Pun far roe (female deer) Mercutio is suggesting that love made Romeo gutless
Alla Stocatta: Italian for at the thrust Fencing term
Tetchy: angry
Ghostly Frair: Spiritual Father
Cockatrice: Legendary serpent that killed with a glance
Blazon: Describe
Romeo & Juliet Vocabulary
Pun far roe (female deer) Mercutio is suggesting that love made Romeo gutless