INTRODUCTION TO ROMEO AND JULIET

Which of these pertains to drama that results in a catastrophe for the main characters?

• Dramatic Irony

• Comic Relief

• Tragedy

• Comedy

Shakespearean tragedy offer more than just despair; it also provides comic moments that adds underlying tension of the plot.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The protagonist, or central character who usually fails or dies because of a character flaw or a cruel twist of fate.

• Main Character

• Foil Character

• Extraordinary Hero

• Tragic Hero

The hostile force opposing the protagonist and can be a character, a group of characters, or a nonhuman entity.

• Tragic Hero

• Antagonist

• Foil

• Aside

A character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply with those of another character.

• Tragic Hero

• Antagonist

• Foil

• Aside

A speech given by a character alone which exposes a character’s thoughts and feelings to the audience.

• Dialogue

• Soliloquy

• Aside

• Monologue

A character’s remark that others on stage do not hear and reveals the character’s private thoughts.

• Dialogue

• Soliloquy

• Aside

• Monologue

A dramatic convention that helps build suspense when the audience knows more than the characters.

• Comic Relief

• Soliloquy

• Dramatic Irony

• Aside

A humorous scene or speech meant to relieve tension and the contrast can heighten the seriousness of the action.

• Comic Relief

• Soliloquy

• Dramatic Irony

• Aside

A fault, limitation, or weakness of a character and how they live their life that usually causes his/her destruction.

• Blank Verse 

• Character Flaw

• Dramatic Irony

• Allusion