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| many personality traits, like a real person (ex: Benvolio: he is cautious and diplomatic. |
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| one dimensional, embodying only a single trait. |
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| a character who highlights the traits of another character through contrast (Ex: Benvolio, who tries to quiet a group of brawling servants, is a foil to Tybalt, who has a very hot temper). |
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| 14-line poem with a set rhythm scheme written in iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter is unstressed, stressed. |
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| unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter, or lines of five stressed beats in which every second syllable is stressed. |
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| dramatic speech that a character makes when he or she is alone on the stage. Since no other character is listening, we can assume that the character on stage (speaking the soliloquy) is speaking the truth. |
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| characters talk, but only the audience hears them; it's dialogue that reveals thoughts and feelings to the audience |
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| a long speech by a character in a play. Monologues are spoken to other characters. |
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| references to well-known people, place, or events from myths or literature (ex: in Act II, Mercution insultingly calls Tybalt "Prince of Cats," alluding to a cat names Tybalt in French fables). |
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| rhymed pair of iambic pentameter, usually at the end of an act, scene, or speech |
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| a contradiction between what a character thinks or says and what the audience or reader knows to be true. Dramatic irony involves you emotionally in the story. |
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| a drama in which the central character, who is usually of noble stature, meets with disaster or great misfortune. The tragic hero's downfall is usually the result of fate, a serious character flaw, or a combination of both. |
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| 13th or 14th century in italy in Verona and Mantua. Action takes place in Juliet's house. Two cities of Venice are also mentioned. Capulets and Montagues (main families) from a noble lineage and wealth; dress well, live in fancy surroundings, and are served by many attendancts. Basic setting : rich and elegant. |
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| mainly external. protrays longstanding quarrel between two families in Verona, Capulets and the Montagues. |
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| long standing quarrel between the Capulets and the Montagues, which prevents Romeo and Juliet from being able to profess their love openly. |
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| son of Montague who falls in love with Juliet |
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| Head of the family; at war with the Capulets; father to Romeo |
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| wife to lord Montague and mother to Romeo |
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| a kinsman to the to the prince and a friend to Romeo |
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| a gentle and peace-loving young man who is nephew to Montague and a friend to Romeo |
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| a loyal friend and servant to Romeo |
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| a servant of the Montague family. |
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| daughter of Capulet who falls in love with Romeo |
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| a fiery tempered young man who is the nephew of Lady Capulet and cousin to Juliet |
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| head of the family who is at war with the Montagues and father to Juliet |
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| wife to lord Capulet and mother to Juliet |
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| a witty nurse and friend to Juliet |
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| A servant o the Capulet family |
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| a servant of the Capulet family |
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| a servant to Juliet's nurse |
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| introduces the play, and sets scene in Act I and II |
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| kinsman to the prince and a young nobleman who asks for Juliet's hand in marriage |
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| a franciscan friar who marries the lovers in hopes of making peace with the two warring families. |
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| a franciscan friar who was entrusted with an important letter to Romeo |
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| a poor druggist in Mantua who sells poison to Romeo |
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| means "rebirth" after middle ages. 1500-1700 A.D |
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| 1558-1603, never married, well educated, supported expansionalism, built up the navy, england became strong, supported the arts, drama and theater were revived, shakespeare was born |
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