Conventions of Shakespearean 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

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

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

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

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

Conversation between two or more characters.

• Dialogue

• Story

• Phone Call

• Aside

A "soliloquy" and an "aside" are different from a "monologue" because they are...

• quietly spoken off stage

• not heard by other characters, only the audience or specific characters

• both discussions between two characters

A soliloquy is ______________ than an aside.

• longer

• shorter

• about the same