| alternating humor and pathos, song and dialogue, tense and tranquil scenes | contrast |
| lines having one meaning for the audience and another for the character to whom they are spoken | irony |
| character speaking to the world in general with no other characters in the scene | soliloquy |
| character speaking confidentially to the audience as if other characters cannot hear what is said | aside |
| props to change the appearance of the character to fool other characters in the play | disguise |
| an incident introduced just before the climax to mislead the audience | pause |
| letting the villian be punished and the hero reap reward | poetic justice |
| cast of characters in a drama, or more generally, participants in an event | dramatis personae |
| Nurse | Juliet’s servant and mentor |
| Act | Play division |
| plague | A ___ o’both your houses |
| undone | We are ___, lady, we are ___ |
| orchard | Romeo climbs over the wall surrounding Capulet’s ___ |
| Rosaline | She refused Romeo’s love and cause his depression |
| crutch | A ___, a ___! Why call you for your sword! |
| Montague | Romeo’s father |
| Verona | Paris is a nobleman from this place |
| Shakespeare | Author; playwright |
| death | ___ is my son-in-law, ___ is my heir. |
| Prince | Sends Romeo into exile |
| tomb | Me thinks I see thee… as one dead in the bottom of a ___ |
| Mercutio | He is slain by Tybalt |
| Benvolio | He explains the circumstances of Tybalt’s death |
| Paris | Capulet’s favored suitor for Juliet |
| Samson | Servant of the Capulets |
| Capulet | He gives a feast to introduce Juliet to bachelors |
| rose | That which we call a ___ By any other name would smell as sweet |
| window | What light through yonder ___ breaks |
| fate | Predestined future |
| Scene | Act division |
| poison | Romeo drinks it and dies |
| Tybalt | Romeo kills him to avenge his friend’s death |
Romeo and Juliet. Literary Terms/Characters
July 26, 2019