Romeo and Juliet ACT I

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Act

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Major division within a play; can be divided into scenes.

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Dramatic Irony

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Readers/viewers know something the character does not.

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Stage directions

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Instructions for directors, set, lighting, designers, performers, and readers

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Foil

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Character providing contrast to another character

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Monologue

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Lyric poem; character addresses absent listener; one-sided conversation

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Soliloquy

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Character speaks thoughts aloud; alone on stage

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Jest

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joke

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Virtue

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moral excellence

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Vain

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for no purpose

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Scant

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Not enough