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Shakespeare Terms
Shakespeare Terms
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English
9th Grade
05/11/2010

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against
Definition
for; in preparation for
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Alack
Definition
alas (an exclamation of sorrow)
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an, and
Definition
if
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anon
Definition
soon
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aye
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yes
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but
Definition
only; except
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e'en
Definition
even
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e'er
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ever
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haply
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perhaps
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happy
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fortunate
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hence
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away; from here
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hie
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hurry
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hither
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here
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marry
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indeed
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whence
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where
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wilt
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will
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withal
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in addition; notwithstanding
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would
Definition
wish
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round character
Definition
a character with many personality traits, like a real person
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flat character
Definition
a character that is one-dimensional, embodying only a single trait. In shakespeare's plays, flat characters usually provide comic relief.
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dramatic foil
(with an example)
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a character who highlights the traits of another character through contrast.

Example: in Act 1, Benvolio, who tries to quiet a group of brawling servants, is a foil to Tybalt, who has a fiery hot temper.
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pernicious
Definition
causing great injury or ruin
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augmenting
Definition
increasing; enlarging
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grievance
Definition
injustice; complaint
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transgression
Definition
wrongdoing; sin
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heretics
Definition
those who hold to a belief opposed to the established teaching of a church
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blank verse
Definition
an unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter
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iambic pentameter
(with example)
Definition
lines of five five stressed beats in which every second syllable is stressed.

Example: When Romeo sees Julliet appear at her window he exclaims, "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!"
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Character rank
Definition
um... I guess the importance of the character? (haha sorry Emiliya, the book doesn't really explain) Important or aristocratic characters usually speak in blank verse. Minor or comic characters often don't speak in verse.
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Reading Blank Verse
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(uh idk why this is a term...) it says something about reading the blank verse in sentences, pausing according to the punctuation and not necessarily at the end of each line to interpret it correctly
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cunning
Definition
cleverness; slyness
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procure
Definition
get
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vile
Definition
worthless
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predominant
Definition
having dominating influence over others
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intercession
Definition
the act of pleading on behalf of another
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sallow
Definition
of a sickly, pale-yellowih complexion
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waverer
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one who changed pr is unsteady
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lamentable
Definition
distressing; sad
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unwieldy
Definition
awkward; clumsy
(I am unwieldy ;D haha)
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soliloquy
Definition
a lengthy speech in which a character -- usually alone on stage -- expresses his or her thoughts to the audience
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aside
Definition
a brief remark by a character revealing thoughts or feeling to the audience, unheard by other characters
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monologue
Definition
like a soliloquy, is a lengthy speech. However, a monologues is addressed to other characters on stage, not to the audience.
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allusions
(with an example)
Definition
references to well-known people, places, or events from myths or literature

Example: Mercutio, in the second Act, insultingly calls Tybalt "Prince of Cats," alluding to the cat names Tybalt in French fables.
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paraphrase
Definition
restate text in your own words
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gallant
Definition
brave and noble
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fray
Definition
noisy fight
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martial
Definition
military
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exile
Definition
banish
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eloquence
Definition
speech that is vivid, forceful, graceful, and persuasive
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fickle
Definition
changeable
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eloquence
Definition
speech that is vivid, forceful, graceful, and persuasive
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fickle
Definition
changeable
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dramatic irony
(with example)
Definition
a contradiction between what a character thinks or says and what the audience or reader knows to be true

Example: In Act 3 about Capulet having Juliet marry Paris when we know she is married already
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Suspense
Definition
a feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work
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predict
Definition
to make an educated guess about what may happen
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Pensive
Definition
thinking deeply or seriously
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vial
Definition
small bottle containing medicine or other liquids
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enjoined
Definition
ordered
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wayward
Definition
headstrong; willful
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dismal
Definition
causing gloom or misery
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loathsome
Definition
disgusting
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pilgrimage
Definition
long journey, often for religious purposes
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pun
Definition
play on words
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personification
Definition
giving human characteristics to something nonhuman
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cuplet
Definition
two consecutive lines that rhyme
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sonnet
Definition
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
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