| Act | Definition: section of a playExample: Act. 3 Scene. 2 |
| Aside | Definition: away from the groupExample: “shall I hear more or shall I speak at this” |
| Chorus | Defintion: opinions of playExample: Prologue |
| Comic Relief | Defintion: An amusing scene, incident, or speech introduced into serious or tragic elements, as in a play, in order to provide temporary relief from tension, or to intensify the dramatic action.Example: The nurse provides frequently inappropriate remarks. |
| Drama | Definition: a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.Example:Prologue |
| Dialogue | Definiton: the lines spoken by characters in drama or fictionExample: Romeo and Juliet balcony scene |
| Foil | Definition: Person emphasizing anothers qualities by contrast. |
| Foreshadowing | Definition:, the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plotExample: Prologue and when Mercutio says “A Plague o’ both your houses” |
| Irony | Definition:, incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occursExample: Two households both alike in dignity |
| Monologue | Definition:, a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actorExample: Act.2 Scene.2 |
| Parenthetical Description | Definition: Set off within or as it within parenthesisExample: Act Scene and numbers |
| Prologue | Definition:, an introduction to a playExample: Chorus beginning of a play. |
| Props | Definition:moveable objects used on the set of a playExample: Clothes, Rapiers, Daggers |
| Pun | Definition:a humorous play on wordsExample: “That dreamers often lie” |
| Plot Structure | Definition:the arrangement of the actionExample: Climax, Resolution |
| Scene | Definition:, the place where some action occursExample: Romeo and Juliet balcony scene |
| Soliloquy | Definition:, speech you make to yourselfExample: Balcony Scene |
| Stage Directions | Definition:The specific instructions a playwright includes concerning sets, characterization, delivery, etc.Example: Instruction for a play |
| Theme | Definition:The main idea of the storyExample: Love, Hate, Revenge |
| Dramatic Tragedy | Definition:Intro, Complication, Climax, Falling Action, CatastropheExample: Romeo and Juliet kill themselves |
romeo and juliet dramatic elements
November 27, 2019