Romeo And Juliet Terminology

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Tragedy

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a serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force

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Tragic protagonists

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A tragic hero is a type of character in a tragedy, and is usually the protagonist.

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Antagonist

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a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary

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Extended metaphor

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An extended metaphor is a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry

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Soliloquy

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an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.

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Aside

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a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.

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Hubris

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excessive pride or self-confidence.

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Hamartia

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a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine.

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Catharsis

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the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.

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Dramatic irony

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the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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Monologue

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a monologue is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes also to directly address ..

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Unrequited love

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Unrequited love involves having strong romantic feelings toward another person who does not feel the same way

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Courtly love

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courtly love was an experience between erotic desire and spiritual attainment

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Volatile

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liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse

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Emotional

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arousing or characterized by intense feeling

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Impetuous

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acting or done quickly and without thought or care

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Machismo

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strong or aggressive masculine pride

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Antitheses

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a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

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Iambic pentameter

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Iambic pentameter is a type of metric line used in traditional English poetry and verse drama

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Sonnet

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the sonnet is a fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter, employing one of several rhyme schemes, and adhering to a tightly structured thematic organization

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Shared lines

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verse lines shared or split between two or more speakers, a frequent device for composing fast-paced dramatic dialogue.

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Rhyming couplets

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In poetry, a couplet is a pair of lines in a verse. Typically, they rhyme and have the same meter or rhythm

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Protagonist

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the leading character or one of the major characters

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Prose

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written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure

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Verse

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writing arranged with a metrical rhythm

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Fate

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be destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way

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Free will

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The power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate

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Honour

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Regard with great respect

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Society

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The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community

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Patriarchy

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A system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely executed

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Primogeniture

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The right of succession belonging to the firstborn child, especially the feudal rule

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Feud

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A prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute

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Reputation

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The beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something.

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Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.

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Mercurial

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Unruly and chaotic

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Anarchic

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Someone who acts on a whim, without thinking.

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Impulsive

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Someone who is unpredictable and has many conflicting emotions.

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Tempestuous

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Willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one’s own; open to new ideas.

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Liberal

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A group of people within a society who possess the same socioeconomic status.

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Social class

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Living or occuring at the same time.

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Contemporary

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Extremely idealistic: unrealistic and impractical

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Quixotic

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A feeling of sadness typically with no obvious cause

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Melancholic

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Qualties or attributes regarded as characteristic of men.

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Masculinity

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Going against what is perceived as the norm.

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Challenging conventions

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(Of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting.

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Ingenuous