Romeo and Juliet - Elements of Drama

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Division within a play

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Act

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Lines spoken directly to the audience

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Aside

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Narrator or commentator in a play

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Chorus

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Character revealing contrast

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Foil

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Long speech by a character

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Monologue

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Division of an act into smaller parts

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Scene

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Thoughts spoken aloud by a character alone

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Soliloquy

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Protagonist with a fatal flaw

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Tragic hero

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Non-rhyming poetry in iambic pentameter

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Blank verse

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Comic relief in Romeo and Juliet

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The Nurse