Flashcards in Romeo and Juliet Vocab Deck (11)
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1
Q
Catharsis
A
The draining and exercising of emotions
2
Q
Dramatic foil
A
A character with opposite personality traits, exists to highlight main character
3
Q
Infatuation
A
Short term obsession/admiration
4
Q
Aside
A
Brief comment directed at the audience
5
Q
Monologue
A
Extended speech in the presence of other characters
6
Q
Soliloquy
A
Like monologue but is directed at audience with no other characters present
7
Q
Dramatic irony
A
Audience knows something the characters don’t
8
Q
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
Q
Iambic pentameter
A
5 sets of syllables
2nd syllable is stressed