| “True, I talk of dreams; / which are the children of an idle brain, / Begot of nothing but vain fantasy.” | Mercutio |
| “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!” | Romeo |
| “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet.” | Juliet |
| “Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow / That I shall say good night till it be morrow.” | Juliet |
| “These violent delights have violent ends / And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, / Which as they kiss consume.” | Friar Laurence |
| “A plague on both your houses.” | Mercutio |
| “Oh, I am fortune’s fool.” | Romeo |
| “Graze where you will, you shall not house with me.” | Capulet |
| “Delay this marriage for a month, a week; / Or if you do not, make the bridal bed / In that dim monument where Tybalt lies.” | Juliet |
| “Give me, give me! O, tell not me of fear.” | Juliet |
| “Death is my son-in-law, Death is my heir.” | Lady Capulet |
| “What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word / As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.” | Tybalt |
| “Oh, dear account! My life is my foe’s debt.” | Romeo |
| “Good gentle youth, tempt not a desperate man. / Fly hence and leave me.” | Romeo |
| “Capulet! Montague! / See what a scourge is laid upon your hate / That Heaven finds means to kill your joys with love! / And I, for winking at your discords too, / Have lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punished.” | The Prince |
| a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events | anticlimax |
| an address to an object, item, or person, who really is not there (physically) | apostrophe |
| a remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play. | aside |
| comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections | comic relief |
| conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie | dialogue |
| a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character | dramatic foil |
| irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play | dramatic irony |
| be a warning or indication of (a future event) | foreshadowing |
| a long speech by one actor alone on stage in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program, another character is meant to hear it | monologue |
| an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play directly to audience | soliloquy |
| preppy Mercutio and peacful Benvolio are an example of | dramatic foil |
| Romeo being banished would be the ___ | anticlimax |
| Mercutio is an example of __ __ | comic relief |
| Benvolio and Mercutio thinking Romeo is still in love with Rosaline after the party is an example of __ ___ | dramatic irony |
| Romeo thinking Juliet is dead is an example of __ __ | dramatic irony |
| Friar Laurence saying “These violent delights have violent ends, And in their triumph die, like fire and powder.” is an example of | foreshadowing |
| Juliet’s speech on the balcony is an example of a __ (Romeo could hear her) | monologue |
| Romeo’s “what light through yonder window breaks” speech is a __ | soliloquy |
Mrs. Hulme Honors English Romeo and Juliet Quotes and Dramatic Terms
November 24, 2019