Romeo & Juliet Literary Terms Use the reference section of your textbook to define each term below. Plot – Aside – Theme – Soliloquy – Setting – Monologue – Foreshadowing – Pun – play on words Conflict – Prologue – Characterization – Comedy – Foil – Tragedy – Irony –

Romeo & Juliet Literary Terms Plot – sequence of events in a literary work Theme – central message or insight into life Setting – time and place of the action of the story Foreshadowing – the use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur Conflict – struggle between opposing forces Characterization – act of creating and developing a character in a story Foil – a character who provides a contrast to another character

Irony – techniques that portray differences between reality and appearance or expectation and result Aside – short speech delivered by an actor in a play, other characters do not hear the speech Soliloquy – long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage Monologue – speech by one character in a play, story, or poem Pun – A play on words (Ex: I used to be a sanitation worker, but the city dumped me.) Prologue – Preface; introduction to a work of literature Comedy – literary work, especially a play with a happy ending Tragedy – work of literature, especially a play that results in a catastrophe for the main character

Journal: Put a check next to each quote that you have used, or have heard someone use, in the past. “It’s Greek to me.” “I have lived in a fool’s paradise.” “I’ve seen better days.” “I am his flesh and blood.” “He was as dead as a door-nail.” “Be that as it may.” “I did not sleep a wink.” “I suspect foul play.” “Green-eyed jealousy.” “Laughed yourself into stitches.” “He vanished into thin air.”

William Shakespeare oBorn in 1564 in Stratford on Avon (England) oElizabeth was Queen during most of his life oJohn Shakespeare, his father, was a glove maker and very successful oShakespeare had a good education, attended grammar school in Stratford oAt 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway oThey had 3 children: Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith

William Shakespeare In the 1580’s Shakespeare left home and family to go to London In London he acted, wrote plays & became part of the Lord Chamberlains Men When Elizabeth died in 1603, King James I came to rule King James made Shakespeare's company "The King's Men“ They (The King's Men) bought the Globe Theatre and continued to prosper Shakespeare died in buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford next to Anne Hathaway

Elizabethan England *Women were treated as property (dowry) *Only men acted on stage (boys played female roles) *Executions -Draw, Hang, Quarter -Tower Hill (public) -Tower Green (private) *Queen Elizabeth supported the theatre *King James I also supported the theatre *Great Plague -rats carried plague -Shakespeare wrote some sonnets during this time -most personal of his work

Elizabethan England *Southwark -sinners -Red Light district -theatre located here *Tower of London -prison -torture (the rack) *London Bridge -heads hung on bridge -connected main city of London with Southwark -said that "sinner" only crossed bridge

The Original Globe oElizabethan Theatre – built about 1598 oOne of the 4 major theatres in area with Swan, the Rose, and the Hope oSeveral of Shakespeare’s plays were originally staged there oThe Globe burned to the ground in 1613, apparently set on fire by cannon shot during Henry VIII performance-ignited the thatched roof oWas rebuilt immediately with tile roof-reopened in July next year oClosed by Puritans in 1642 oDestroyed in 1644 to make room for tenements (housing) oWomen not permitted to act on stage

The Modern Globe oSam Wanamaker pushed for new Globe theatre to be built oBuilt according to Elizabethan plan – opened in 1997 oNew theatre is 200 yards from original site-1 st thatched roof building permitted in London since Great Fire of London in 1666 oNew plan-sprinklers on roof to protect against fire oAs original-both stage and audience are outdoors oplays put on during summer-during winter theatre is used for educational tours oWomen are allowed to act on stage

The Globe Theater Shakespeare’s