A remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.
What is an aside?
100
Hangings, paintings, draperies, structures, etc., used on a stage to represent a locale or furnish decorative background.
What is scenery?
100
A member of a religious order.
What is a friar?
100
A foil character for Romeo.
Who is Mercutio or Tybalt?
200
"I pray thee'' or "please"
What is prithee?
200
A line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.
What is iambic pentameter?
200
An object used on stage or on screen by actors during a performance.
What is a prop?
200
A joke with wordplay
What is a pun?
200
Translation for this: "Prithee come anon!"
What is "Please come quickly!"
300
Quickly
What is anon?
300
A play dealing with destructive events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character
What is a tragedy?
300
A passage in a drama in which a character expresses his or her thoughts or feelings aloud while either alone upon the stage or with the other actors keeping silent.
What is a soliloquy?
300
Romeo's family name
What is Montague?
300
A comic relief character
Who is Mercutio or the nurse?
400
Tomorrow, or in the morning
What is morrow?
400
A character that contrasts with the protagonist
What is a foil?
400
A verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.
What is blank verse?
400
This means: As a consequence, for this reason.
What is hence?
400
The man Juliet's parents wanted her to marry.
Who is Paris?
500
A person who prepares and sells medicines
What is an apothecary?
500
When the audience knows things the characters in a play do not.
What is dramatic irony?
500
Funny scenes or characters in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections.