Nouns
Vocabulary - Noun
An enemy or opponent
Adversary
Vocabulary - verb
To speak or write formally and at length
Discourse
Vocabulary - adjective
Showing or expressing love
Amorous
a character whose contrast with another character serves to exaggerate their differences
foil
Double meaning
double entendre
Vocabulary - noun
Doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention
Ambiguity
Vocabulary - verb
To flood; overwhelm
Inundate
Vocabulary - adjective
Loathsome, disgusting
Vile
If one character speaks a line directly to the audience, it's called a/an __________.
aside
An indirect reference, such as "The fateful day in September when our country was attacked."
allusion
Vocabulary - noun
A marriage
Nuptial
Vocabulary - verb
To influence by trickery, flattery, etc.
Beguile
Vocabulary - adjective
Boding ill, unlucky, unfavorable
Inauspicious
A group of people who speak in unison in a drama are called the ____________.
chorus
Two words used together with completely opposite meanings
Oxymoron
Vocabulary - noun
The practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness
Eloquence
Vocabulary - verb
To regard with extreme repugnance, to loathe
Abhor
Vocabulary - adjective
Irritated, distressed, or annoyed
Vexed
Two-part question!
The very first section of R & J where is audience is addressed directly is called the _____________, the resolution or the outcome at the end of the play is called the ______________.
Prologue, denouement
Two-part question!
A relatively long uninterrupted speech by a character is known as a/an ______________, but if the character expresses their inner thoughts alone on stage, it's called a/an _________________.
Monologue, soliloquy
Vocabulary - noun
Defamation, a malicious or false statement or report
Slander
Vocabulary - verb
To make something greater in size, extent, or quantity
Augment
Vocabulary - verb/noun
To expel of banish a person from his or her country; the state of being banished
Exile
Two-part question!
_______________ are the events of a play leading up to the culmination of the conflict, also known as the ______________.
Rising action, climax
Two-part question!
A lyrical poet known as a/an_____ might include a great deal of wordplay that uses two words pronounced and/or spelled similarly but that contain different meanings known as _____.
Bard, puns