Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary 12 words

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Two iambic pentameter lines rhymed

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Heroic couplet

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Reference in literature to another work

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Allusion

Front

Character alone on stage, speaks thoughts

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Soliloquy

Front

A short speech heard by the audience only

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Aside

Front

Type of drama depicting sorrow and destruction

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Tragedy

Front

Unrhymed iambic pentameter

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Blank verse

Front

Personality trait leading to downfall

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Tragic flaw

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Conversation between characters

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Dialogue

Front

A lot of lines by one speaker (Shakespeare)

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Monologue

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Character that contrasts with another

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Foil