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Montague

Literary Character
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Montague: The noble family of Romeo in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," representing one half of the feud that drives the tragedy and the patriarchal structure opposing love.

Detailed Definition
Montague is the surname of Romeo's family in Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The Montagues are the rival household to the Capulets, and the name signals the feud at the center of the story. It is a proper name that many readers may need to identify.
Example
Example in poetry:
Montague is Romeo’s family name in Romeo and Juliet, opposed to Capulet; “Sweet Romeo, a Montague so rare” frames love within inherited conflict; “Deny thy father and refuse thy name” challenges the power of family identity; A poem using Montague may explore how surnames can become burdens before a person acts
Additional Notes
The evidence contains a proper literary family name that readers may not immediately recognize.; Found in the poem, Star Crossed Lovers by Richard
Also Known As
The House of Montague The Montague Clan Montague Blood The Montague Line
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