Romeo and Juliet Essential Vocabulary
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Concept/Vocabulary Word | Definition |
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Blank verse, iambic pentameter, couplet |
blank verse - unrhymed iambic pentameter
iambic pentameter - a meter in which the majority of feet are iambs; the most common English meter
couplet - two successive lines, usually in the same meter, linked by rhyme
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Dialogue, monologue, soliloquy |
dialogue - the conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
monologue - a speech by a single character in a play without another character's response
soliloquy - a speech in which a character, alone on stage, addresses himself/herself; the character is "thinking out loud" as a dramatic means of letting the audience know a character's thoughts and feelings
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English Renaissance |
cultural and artistic movement in England beginning in the late 15th and early 16th centuries to the early 17th century
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Tragedy, tragic hero, tragic flaw |
tragedy - A type of drama that shows the downfall or destruction of a noble or outstanding person, typically one who possesses a tragic flaw
tragic hero - The protagonist of a tragedy who is caught in a sequence of events that inevitably results in disaster
tragic flaw - the character flaw or error of the tragic hero that leads to his downfall
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