Acts III and IV Review - R&J

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Dramatic Irony

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Audience knows something characters do not

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Example of dramatic irony in Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet's marriage

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Verbal Irony

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Says one thing but means something different

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Example of verbal irony in Romeo and Juliet

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Mercutio: "as but a scratch"

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Oxymoron

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Combination of opposite meanings

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Personification

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Giving life-like characteristics to non-living things

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Example of personification in Romeo and Juliet

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"Affliction is enamored of thy parts, and thou art wedded to calamity."

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Falling Action

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Part of the story after the climax but before the end

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Falling action in Romeo and Juliet

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Juliet's desperation locks her into risky actions.

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Suspense

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Intense feeling felt by the audience