| tragedy | a drama that ends in catastrophe for the main characters is known as a |
| protagonist | the central character of a drama is known as the |
| fatal flaw | the tragic hero usually fails or dies because of a |
| antagonist | a force that works against the protagonist |
| character foil | a character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply with those of another character is called a |
| soliloquy | a speech given by a character alone on stage is called a |
| aside | a humorous scene or speech intended to lighten the mood is known as |
| dramatic irony | the term used to describe a situation in a play in which the audience knows more than the character is called |
| comic relief | a humorous scene or speech intended to lighten the mood is known as |
| pun | any clever use of the double meanings or matching sounds of words |
| blank verse | unrhymed verse in which each line has 5 stressed syllables, each one usually preceded by an unstressed syllable |
Romeo and Juliet Act 1
August 18, 2019