Romeo and Juliet - Elements of Drama

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

• act

• aside

• scene

• monologue

lines that are spoken by a character directly to the audience

• aside

• foil

• scene

• tragedy

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

• chorus

• aside

• soliloquy

• tragedy

a character who is nearly opposite of another character; the purpose of this element is to reveal a stark contrast between the two characters, often the protagonist and antagonist

• foil

• tragic hero

• fool

• aside

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

• scene

• monologue

• foil

• tragedy

division of an act into smaller parts

• scene

• act

• lines

• cast of characters

thoughts spoken aloud by a character when they are alone, or think they are alone

• soliloquy

• drama

• foil

• chorus

a protagonist with a fatal flaw that eventually leads to his demise / downfall

• tragic hero

• foil

• chorus

• cast of characters

non-rhyming poetry, written in iambic pentameter

• blank verse

• alllusion

• iamb

• sonnet

Which character provides the comic relief in Romeo and Juliet

• Benvolio

• the Prince

• Paris

• The Nurse