Shakespeare/Elements of Drama

A dramatic play that tells the story of a character who meets an untimely and unhappy death or downfall, often because of a specific character flaw or twist of fate.

• tragedy

• comedy

• verse

• prologue

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A long dramatic speech delivered by a single character in a play to another character/characters. It is a vocalization of the character’s thoughts.

• Soliloquy

• Monologue

• Prologue

• Sonnet

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A device often used in drama when a character speaks to him- or herself, relating thoughts and feelings, thereby also sharing them with the audience, giving off the illusion of being a series of unspoken reflections.

• Monologue

• Dramatic Irony

• Verse

• Soliloquy

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A remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.

• Verse

• Protagonist

• Aside

• Vocal Delivery

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An opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information.

• Prologue

• Aside

• Antagonist

• Visual Delivery

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When an audience watching a play understands what's going on in a situation while the characters are unaware of what is happening.

• Prologue

• Protagonist

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

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Where was W. Shakespeare born?

• London
• Birmingham
• Stratford-upon-Avon

Who of his children died?

• Judith
• Hamnet
• Susan

How many sonnets did the poet write?

• 130
• 154
• 200

In what year was Shakespeare born?

• 1564

• 1616

• 1558

• 1592

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