Definitions
A humorous play on words that suggests multiple meanings or similar sounding words with different meanings.
What is a pun?
When the audience knows something the characters do not.
What is dramatic irony?
Humorous scenes or dialogue that provide a break from serious moments.
What is comedic relief?
“O brawling love! O loving hate!”
What is an oxymoron?
The audience knows Juliet is alive when Romeo believes she is dead and takes poison.
What is dramatic irony?
A figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms.
What is an oxymoron?
A long speech by one character addressed to other characters.
What is a monologue?
A commentary on politics or power structures within a literary work.
What is political critique?
The Queen Mab speech is an example of a _____________ speech.
What is a monologue?
Juliet's speech before she takes the poison is an example of a _____________.
What is a soliloquy?
A speech a character gives alone on stage to reveal their thoughts.
What is a soliloquy?
The underlying meaning or intention behind spoken words.
What is subtext?
A character who undergoes significant internal change.
What is dynamic?
The Nurse’s bawdy humor often provides ______________, especially in contrast to Juliet’s serious emotions.
What is comedic relief?
Light and darkness is a repeated motif. Romeo often describes Juliet as a source of light in his dark world.
What is a motif?
A statement that appears self-contradictory but reveals a deeper truth.
What is a paradox?
A recurring element (image, idea, symbol) that helps develop themes.
What is a motif?
A one-dimensional character.
What is flat?
Juliet making her own decisions can be seen as a ______________ critique because it criticizes societal norms.
What is political?
Romeo and Juliet are both __________ and ___________ characters. (Asking about flat, static, round, & dynamic)
What is round and dynamic?
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event.
What is an allusion?
A well-developed character with a complex personality.
What is round?
A character who remains the same throughout the story.
What is static?
Friar Laurence discusses how the earth serves as a place of birth and a place of death, which are opposite concepts that reveal a deeper truth.
What is a paradox?
Tybalt is a _______________ and ______________ character. (Asking about flat, static, round, & dynamic)
What is flat and static?