R&J Vocab Round 1

A Shakespearean drama or play about the life of a past king of England

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• History

• Clown

A major division of a play

• Act

• Aside

• Scene

• Dialogue

A drama or play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• History

• Act

What is said is the opposite of what is meant; often similar to sarcasm

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Comedy

Repetition of initial consonant sounds; example, "I am Fortune's fool."

• Aside

• Alliteration

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

A character in Shakespeare's plays that is often an uneducated "fool"

• Comedy

• Act

• History

• Clown

A light and humorous drama or play with a happy ending

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• History

• Alliteration

An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• History

The audience knows information that the characters do not know

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Tragedy

A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for other characters on stage

• Dialogue

• Situational Irony

• Aside

• Dramatic Irony