Storytelling Basics
the time and place in which a story takes place
What is the setting?
to make imperfect, damage, harm
What is impair?
a type of character who, despite similarities, is extremely different (even opposite) from another character and creates contrast
What is a foil?
auditorium
What is cubicle?
When Prince Escalus says, “If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace,” his dialogue indicates…
What is... he is so desperate for the fighting to stop that he will resort to threats.
the person or being who is telling the story
What is the narrator?
endlessly, forever
What is ad infinitum?
describes a character that undergoes significant change over the course of the story
What is dynamic?
suave
When Friar Lawrence says, “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love,” he is responding to which conflict from the play?
What is the feud between the Capulets and Montagues?
the “turning point” of a story where the protagonist and antagonist finally face off
What is the climax?
to pretend
What is feign?
a character with many character traits and a complete personality
What is round?
sparse
What is profuse?
When Romeo says, “Ha! Banishment! Be merciful, say ‘death’ for exile hath more terror in his look, much more than death!”, this shows that he…
What is... he despairs over Prince Escalus’s verdict
the conflict is officially resolved and the story comes to a reasonable ending
What is the resolution?
a lessening in value; belittling
a character who has an underdeveloped personality without many character traits
What is flat?
stinginess
What is liberality?
When Romeo says, “Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs; being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes,” his words suggest that he…
What is... he feels discouraged about his love life?
the message or lesson in a story that can be supported with text evidence
What is the theme?
with a harsh grating sound
What is rasping?
describes a character whose perspective stays the same throughout a story
What is static?
exhaust
What is rejuvenate?
When Lord Capulet says, “O child, O child! My soul and not my child, dead art thou!”, this implies that…
What is... his anger at Juliet is completely forgotten when he believes she is dead