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01/31/2005

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Sonnet
Definition
a 14 line Shakespearean poem. Usually conveys deep emotion towards a person.
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Fate
Definition
belief that other course of our lives is predetermined by a higher power.
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Sonnet rhyme scheme
Definition
ab ab cd cd ef ef gg
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Conflict
Definition
the driving force behind a story. What sets the story in motion
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Characterization
Definition
all of the different physical and personality traits of a given character
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Tragic flaw
Definition
character trait that leads to the downfall of the hero.
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Romeo is impulsive
Definition
What is Romeo's tragic flaw?
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Exposition
Definition
part of a play that provides background information needed to understand the characters and the actor.
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Love - Juliet
Lust - the nurse, Mercatio
Definition
The theme of love in Romeo and Juliet is shown in 2 ways:
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Dramatic Irony
Definition
When the audience knows more about what is about to happen then the characters do.
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Aside
Definition
actor says something to the audience so as to be inaudible to others on stage.
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Soliliquey
Definition
when an actor delivers a monolouge all alone on the stage.
-thinking out loud "To Be or Not to be"
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Foreshadowing
Definition
hints in a story about what is going to happen in the future.
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Tragedy
Definition
a play when the protagonist dies, which could have been prevented.
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Climax
Definition
moment in the play when the action reaches its apex (highpoint) (ActIII in R & J)
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Resolution
Definition
lesson learned or good that comes or results from the tragedy
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Rising Action
Definition
all of the action that takes place before the climax. All goes in favor of the protagonist
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Falling action
Definition
all of the action that occurs after the climax. All goes against the protagonist
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Moment of final suspense
Definition
short scene near end of play when the audience believes that the tradegy may be averted.
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Antagonist
Definition
person who opposes the protagonist in a story/play - villian
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Tybalt
Definition
Who is the protagonist in Romeo and Juliet?
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Protagonist
Definition
person who the audience roots for during a story/play
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Romeo
Definition
Who is the protagonist in Romeo and Juliet?
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Pathos
Definition
a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); a style that has the power to evoke feelings.
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Pun
Definition
a play on words
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Oxymoron
Definition
a figure of speech combining contradictory (opposite) words for descriptive purposes.
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Personification
Definition
giving human-like qualities to non-living things
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Hyperbole
Definition
a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis
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Blank verse
Definition
unrhymed iambic pentameter
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Heroic couplet
Definition
two rhymed lines
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