Romeo and Juliet Dramatic Terms

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A play with serious actions, ending unhappily

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Tragedy

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Several lines by one character alone on stage

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Soliloquy

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Expression combining contradictory ideas

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Oxymoron

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Main character in a tragedy

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Tragic hero

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Character trait causing sad ending

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Tragic flaw

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Definition of monologue

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One character speaks multiple lines in a row

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Audience knows something character does not

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Dramatic irony

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Lines spoken to the audience, unheard by other actors

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Foil

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Opposite personalities of characters

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Soliloquy

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Long uninterrupted speech by one character, alone on stage