Drama Terms
Drama Terms Cont.
Drama Terms Cont. & R & J Part 1
R & J Part 2
R & J Part 3
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A drama that ends in catastrophe—most often death—for the main characters.
What is tragedy?
100
When the audience knows more than the characters.
What is dramatic irony?
100
A special kind of concise paradox that brings together two contradictory terms.
What is an oxymoron?
100
Juliet asks Romeo not to swear his love by the moon, because...
What is that the moon changes?
100
The person who attacks Romeo after he opens Juliet’s tomb.
Who is Paris?
200
The protagonist that usually falls or dies because of a character flaw or a cruel twist of fate.
What is a tragic hero?
200
A humorous scene or speech intended to lighten the mood.
What is comic relief?
200
A lyric poem of 14 lines, commonly written in iambic pentameter.
What is a sonnet?
200
The character who accepts the challenge that Tybalt has sent to Romeo.
Who is Mercutio?
200
Resolving to kill himself, Romeo buys poison from this person.
Who is the apothecary?
300
A character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply with those of another character.
What is a foil?
300
An indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work.
What is an allusion?
300
Instructions that are usually printed in italic type.
What are stage directions?
300
The nurse adds humor to the first three acts with the following.
What is her talkativeness?
300
What are some qualities about Juliet's demeanor?
What is determined, naive, etc.?
400
A speech given by a character alone on stage.
What is a soliloquy?
400
A joke that comes from a play on words.
What is a pun?
400
Prince Escalus’ first warning to the two families is punishment in this form.
What is death?
400
When Juliet’s father orders Juliet to marry Paris, she does the following.
What is that she seeks help from Friar Laurence?
400
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
Who is Shakespeare?
500
A character’s remark, either to the audience or to another character, that others on stage do not hear.
What is an aside?
500
A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or action.
What is an insult?
500
Romeo is in love with this person before Juliet.
Who is Rosaline?
500
Where the final scene of the play takes place.
What is Juliet's tomb?
500
How the star-crossed lovers die.
What is by suicide?
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