| Plight (n.) | Definition:Dilemma; troubles; predicamentSynonym: predicament, trouble, difficultAntonym: advantage, solutionSentence: Lady Macbeth is a plight character |
| Aside (n.) | Definition: lines that are spoken by a character directly to the audienceSynonym: whisper remark, stage whisper Antonym: Sentence: ” I cried lastnight” , she said aside |
| Sooth (n.) | truthSynonym:Antonym:Sentence: |
| Pretence (n.) | a facade, or act of deceptionSynonym: acting, make-believeAntonym: honestySentence: Children at a young age start to pretence while playing |
| Dialogue (n.) | conversation between two or more characterSynonym: conversation, talking, discussionAntonym: quite, silenceSentence: The character did dialogue while on stage |
| Drama (n.) | a work of literature designed to be performed in front of an audienceSynonym: play, production, scene Antonym: tragedySentence: The drama play was an success |
| Dramatic irony (n.) | when the audience or reader knows something that the characters in the story do not knowSynonym: audience knows what will happen but characters don’tAntonym: characters are awareSentence: A person is trying out for a team sport but the audience already knows they’re on the team. |
| Verbal irony (n.) | Verbal irony is the use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says.Synonym: sarcasm Antonym: truth Sentence: hard as cotton |
| Situational irony (n.) | It involves a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happensSynonym: opposite from what was intendedAntonym: word followers the meaning Sentence: Fire truck catches on fire |
| Renown (n.) | fame, repute, or popularitySynonym: celebrity Antonym: unknownSentence: Michael Jackson was renown to the world |
| Monologue (n.) | a long speech spoken by a character to himself, another character, or to the audienceSynonym: speech, lecture Antonym: silentSentence: The main character had a monologue to introduced the play |
| Scene (n.) | a division of an act into smaller partsSynonym: display, set Antonym: hiding Sentence: The first scene was a introduction |
| Soliloquy (n.) | thoughts spoken aloud by a character when he/she is alone, or thinks he/she is aloneSynonym: monologue Antonym: silence Sentence: When the characters left the stage one stayed to say their soliloquy |
| tragedy (n.) | a serious work of drama in which the hero suffers catastrophe or serious misfortune, usually because of his own actionsSynonym: play with unhappy ending Antonym: comedy Sentence: Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy because someone dies |
| rapt (adj.) | absorbed, captivated or enthralled with somethingSynonym: delighted Antonym: sorrowfulSentence: The mother was rapt when she seen her birthday gifts |
| Cowboy | setting false hopes and expectations that will ultimately leave empty, looking into a mirror with a month old beard asking why, and wondering if you are somewhat responsible or you are, simply, addicted to the abuse. |
Macbeth Vocabulary
August 3, 2019