Romeo and Juliet Test Review

Two types of Elizabethan Plays Comedy - a play that begins with trouble and ends in peace. Tragedy - a play that begins in calm and ends in violence; usually ends with the death of one or more of the main characters.   Two types of Elizabethan Plays

The people who stood to watch the plays were called groundlings .

Built in 1598 Globe Theatre

Globe Theatre Destroyed by fire in 1613. It was set on fire by a spark from a cannon during the play Henry VIII. Globe Theatre

William Shakespeare He wrote Romeo and Juliet in 1594. Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s Acting Group The King’s Men Shakespeare’s Acting Group

Blank Verse Romeo and Juliet is written in Blank Verse – a form of poetry written in unrhyming lines that sound similar to everyday speech. Blank Verse

There were no female actors because it was considered improper for women to appear on stage.

Word Master Assassination Bump Lonely He has been called a “word musician.” Assassination Bump Lonely Word Master

The central character of a drama is known as the protagonist.

The antagonist is the force working against the protagonist.

A character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply with those of another character is called a foil. Foil

A speech given by a character alone on stage is called a soliloquy.

An aside is a character’s remark that others on stage do not hear.

A humorous scene or speech intended to lighten the mood is known as comic relief.

The term used to describe a situation in a play in which the audience knows more than the character is called dramatic irony. Dramatic Irony

An allusion is a reference within a work to something that the audience is expected to know.

Shakespeare’s plays have allusions to Greek mythology, Roman Mythology and the Bible.

A joke that results from multiple word meanings is called a pun.

Vocabulary/Expressions Asunder: apart Fury: anger; rage; inflamed Ado: gathering Beshrew: curse Fancy Free: without any ties or commitments Foul Play: unfair behavior; violent conduct In Stitches: laughing a lot Mum’s the Word: keep quiet, say nothing Stony-hearted: cruel and unfeeling Thou: you Hath: have Vocabulary/Expressions

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