Shakespeare Vocabulary

a division of a play, much like the chapters of a novel

• act
• aside
• cast of characters
• chorus

lines that are spoken by a character directly to the audience

• aside
• cast of characters
• chorus
• comedy

a list of characters presented before the action begins

• cast of characters
• chorus
• comedy
• dialogue

a person or group of peole who act as a narrator, commentator, or general audience to the action of the play

• chorus
• comedy
• dialogue
• drama

a humorous work of drama

• comedy
• dialogue
• drama
• foil

conversation between two or more characters

• dialogue
• drama
• foil
• monoloque

a work of literature designed to be performed in from of an audience

• drama
• foil
• monoloque
• scene

a character who is nearly opposite of another character; they are used to reveal the stark contrast between the two characters

• foil
• monoloque
• scene
• soliloquy

a long speech spoken by a character to himself, another character, or the the audience

• monoloque
• scene
• soliloquy
• stage directions

a division of an act into smaller parts

• scene
• soliloquy
• stage directions
• tragedy