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Flashcards in Romeo and Juliet Vocab Deck (11)
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1
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Catharsis

A

The draining and exercising of emotions

2
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Dramatic foil

A

A character with opposite personality traits, exists to highlight main character

3
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Infatuation

A

Short term obsession/admiration

4
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Aside

A

Brief comment directed at the audience

5
Q

Monologue

A

Extended speech in the presence of other characters

6
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Soliloquy

A

Like monologue but is directed at audience with no other characters present

7
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Dramatic irony

A

Audience knows something the characters don’t

8
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Tragedy

A

Central character meets with disaster,often leads to death

9
Q

Downfall

A

Result of a tragic flaw that destroys a character

10
Q

Heroic couplet

A

2 rhyming lines at the end of a sonnet

NOT R&J!

11
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Iambic pentameter

A

5 sets of syllables

2nd syllable is stressed