| Aside | When a characters dialogue is spoken but not heard by other characters onstage, speaking directly to the audience |
| Dramatic Irony | The audience is aware of what’s going on or what might happen or what is being said but the characters don’t know |
| Example of dramatic irony | When Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time they don’t know they are enemies but the audience does. |
| Situational Irony | When the outcome turns out to be different then what was expected |
| Example of situational irony | When a messenger is sent with a message so get to Romeo but he doesn’t get it so he commits suicide |
| Verbal Irony | When something is said that is the opposite of what is meant |
| Example of Verbal Irony | When Mercutio is calling Rosaline’s name to try to find Romeo in the garden |
| Foreshadowing | The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest what action is to come |
| Example of foreshadowing | Romeo talking about his dream that he was dying. It really was fate because he commits suicide |
| Monologue | A speech presented by a single character to the audience |
| Example of monologue | The chorus speaking to the audience in the prologue |
| Soliloquy | A single character speaking to himself or herself |
| Example of soliloquy | Juliet talking to herself on balconyRomeo talking to himself in the garden Juliet waiting for the nurse |
| What act and scene is the balcony scene? | Act 2 Scene 2 |
| Setting? | Fair Verona |
| Time period | 14th century |
| What does consent mean? | To give permission to |
| What does where for art thou Romeo mean? | Why must you be Romeo? |
| What does consent mean? | Give permission to |
| Montague Servants | Abraham and Balthasar |
| Capulets Servants | Gregory, Sampson, and Peter |
| Cousin do Juliet | Tybalt |
| Cousins on Romeo | Mercutio and Benvolio |
Romeo and Juliet Acts 1 & 2
September 5, 2019