Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary

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Soliloquy

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A long speech by an onstage character expressing thoughts and feelings aloud.

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Monologue

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Long speech by one person to an audience

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Dialogue

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Conversation between two or more people.

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Aside

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Words spoken aloud by a character to the audience or another character, not heard by others onstage.

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Definition of Drama

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A story performed by actors in front of an audience.

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Passage of time in a play

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Acts and scenes

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Prologue

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Opening section of a play that welcomes the audience.

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Dramatic Irony

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Audience knows more than characters.

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Comic Relief

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A funny scene or speech that relieves tension.

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Reference in literature to another work

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Allusion