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Drama Vocab
Shakespeare
Characters
Action/Events
100

Tells the actors and stagehands what the scene should look like and how to perform

Stage Directions

100

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

William Shakespeare

100

I am a member of the Montague family. I am originally in love with a girl who doesn't love me back, but then I see Juliet at a party and forget about the first girl.

Romeo

100

What two families are enemies in Romeo and Juliet?

The Capulets and Montagues

200

A form of literature that is not fully completed until it is performed on stage.

Drama

200

Where were Shakespeare's plays performed? 

(The _________ Theatre)

The Globe Theatre

200

I am a member of the Capulet family. I am thirteen years old. My mother wants me to marry Paris, but I don’t want to. 

Juliet

200

Romeo's friends want him to go to a party so he can do what?

Forget about Rosaline (the girl he is inlove with)

300

A long speech given by ONE character in a drama. 

Monologue

300

The acting group that Shakespeare joined was originally called "The Lord Chamberlain's Men", but later changed the name to "____ ________ ____".

The King's Men

300

I raised Juliet since she was a baby. I am more of a caring mother to her than her own mother is. I love her dearly like she is my own daughter. 



Juliet's Nurse

300

This character gave a long monologue about her love for Juliet in Act 1

Nurse

400

Gives hints about what will happen in the future.

Foreshadowing 

400

What was significant (special) about the day Shakespeare died?

He died on his BIRTHDAY in the year 1616.

400

I am a member of the Capulet family. I am a cousin of Juliet. I like to fight and fought the Montague servants in the beginning of the play.

Tybalt

400

Paris asks Juliet's father to marry her, but her father says...

NO! She is too young.

500
The large sections of a play (drama) are called _________, and the smaller sections in each are called ___________.

Acts/Scenes

500

About how many words did Shakespeare create for the English language?

About 2,000 (two thousand)

500

I am a member of the Montague family. I am a cousin to Romeo and also a great friend to him. I am always the “voice of reason” and try to keep the peace as much as possible.

Benvolio

500

Who is speaking and about whom?


"The only love I’ve ever known comes from the only thing I hate! I met him too early, before I knew who he was, and I found out who he was too late. What a terrible way for me to fall in love for the first time--with a hated enemy."

Juliet is speaking about Romeo (they JUST met at the party)