Words
Doth
Do/does
Fortnight
alarum
loud, frantic excitement; clamor; war-like activity
monologue
long speech given onstage in the presence of others
tragic flaw
error in judgment or a weakness in character
Whence
What, where, or when
'Twixt
Between
draws
pulls out a weapon for use
soliloquy
speech given by a character alone on stage, used to reveal his or her private thoughts and feelings
hubris
excessive pride
naught
nothing
prithee
please
flourish/sennet
fanfare (music) to announce the entrance/exit of a person of distinction
aside
dialogue intended for the audience, supposedly not heard by others on stage
hamartia
a fatal flaw that leads to the downfall of the tragic hero/protagonist
hark
listen
thy
your
exeunt
two or more performers leave the stage
apostrophe
speech given by a character alone on stage, used to reveal his or her private thoughts and feelings
catastrophe
result of the tragic hero’s tragic flaw; usually death
wherefore
why
sirrah
boy
within
in an inner position, close to, but not actually on, the stage
nemesis
retribution or punishment for sins that restores the balance of natural justice and brings the protagonist to his downfall
blank verse
unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter