Question

romeo and juliet - academic vocabulary
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1. soliloquy - lengthy speech given by a character alone on stage

**example - friar lawrences speech about plants and humans containing good and evil

1. monologue - lengthy speech given by a character to other characters on stage

**mercutio delivering his queen mab speech

1. aside - brief remark made on stage, not heard by other characters, but intended to be heard by the audience **sitcoms:
2. dialogue - conversation between characters revealing information about plot, setting, etc.
3. stage directions - notes giving information to cast, crew, and readers of a drama
4. dramatic irony - when the audience knows something characters on stage do not know
5. dramatic foil - character who highlights the traits of another character through contrast **benvolio & tybalt
6. oxymoron - two opposite terms used together to create emphasis on an idea
7. tragic hero - character of high rank (king/hero) who suffers from a flaw that ultimately ends in tragedy (extreme loss/death)
8. pun - play on words where a word/phrase is used to emphasize more than one meaning of a word **make like a tree and \leave\.

Explanation:

The text defines and gives examples of various literary terms related to drama, such as soliloquy, monologue, aside etc. These terms are fundamental in analyzing and understanding plays like Romeo and Juliet.

Answer:

1. Soliloquy: Lengthy speech by a character alone on stage. Example - Friar Lawrence's speech about plants and humans containing good and evil.
2. Monologue: Lengthy speech by a character to other characters on stage. Example - Mercutio delivering his Queen Mab speech.
3. Aside: Brief remark on stage, not heard by other characters, but intended for the audience. Example - Sitcoms.
4. Dialogue: Conversation between characters revealing information about plot, setting, etc.
5. Stage directions: Notes giving information to cast, crew, and readers of a drama.
6. Dramatic irony: When the audience knows something characters on stage do not know.
7. Dramatic foil: Character who highlights the traits of another character through contrast. Example - Benvolio & Tybalt.
8. Oxymoron: Two opposite terms used together to create emphasis on an idea.
9. Tragic hero: Character of high rank (king/hero) who suffers from a flaw that ultimately ends in tragedy (extreme loss/death).
10. Pun: Play on words where a word/phrase is used to emphasize more than one meaning of a word. Example - Make like a tree and "leave".