romeo and juliet Flashcards
1
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fatal
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causing death, leading to failure or disaster
2
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foe
A
an enemy
3
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adversary
A
one’s opponent in a contest, conflict or dispute
4
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soliloquoy
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an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself
5
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monologue
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a long speech by one person during a conversation
6
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aside
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when a character’s dialogue is spoken but not heard by others on the stage
7
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iambic pentameter
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- a line of verse containing 10 beats
- stressed, unstressed
8
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rhyming couplet
A
two lines that end in words that rhyme at the end of a shakespearean sonnet
9
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dramatic irony
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the significance of a character’s words or actions that are clear to the audience but not the character
10
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themes in the play
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- love
- fate// star crossed lovers
- individuals vs. society
- identity
- feuds
