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Key Drama Terms Explained Through Romeo and Juliet

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This resource details essential drama terms using Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" as a reference. It includes definitions for various concepts such as comedy, tragedy, tragic hero, protagonist, antagonist, and key elements like acts, scenes, and monologues. Explore the significance of terms like "aside," "foil," and "pun," while gaining insight into stage directions, audience engagement, and the emotional landscape of the play. Perfect for students studying drama or lovers of Shakespeare seeking a deeper understanding of theatrical language.

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  1. Drama Terms Romeo and Juliet By Erin Salona Modified by Mary Bess Peterson

  2. Definition • A play that ends happily

  3. Term • Comedy

  4. Definition • A play that ends unhappily

  5. Term • Tragedy

  6. Definition • A dramatic work based on an actual historical event or person– a combination of fiction and nonfiction

  7. Term • History

  8. Definition • The final revelation or outcome of a tragedy

  9. Term • Catastrophe

  10. Definition • The main character in a Shakespearean tragedy. • Is nobly born and has great influence in his or her own society. • Has one of more serious character flaws which lead to his downfall.

  11. Term • Tragic Hero

  12. Definition • Subdivision of a play

  13. Term • Act

  14. Definition • Further subdivision of an act

  15. Term • Scene

  16. Definition • A person whose function it is to communicate words and emotions to an audience; he or she assumes the personality of the character

  17. Term • Actor or Actress

  18. Definition • Those who view the play and should be responsive to the action and the feeling or mood portrayed as the actors lead them into the play

  19. Term • Audience

  20. Definition • The hero or leading character with whom the audience sympathizes

  21. Term • Protagonist

  22. Definition • The character who opposes or competes with the protagonist

  23. Term • Antagonist

  24. Definition • A character whose qualities contrast with those of another character. A writer might use a foil to emphasize or de-emphasize another character’s traits.

  25. Term • Foil

  26. Definition • All of the stage furnishings, objects, etc.

  27. Term • Props

  28. Definition • A character’s remark, either to the audience or to another character that others on stage are not supposed to hear. Its purpose is to reveal the character’s private thoughts.

  29. Term • Aside

  30. Definition • A single person speaking alone– with or without an audience.

  31. Term • Monologue

  32. Definition • A speech that a character gives when he or she is alone on stage. Its purpose is to let the audience know what the character is thinking. This is a type of monologue.

  33. Term • Soliloquy

  34. DEFINITION • A joke that comes from a play on words. • Examples: A prisoner's favorite punctuation mark is the period. It marks the end of his sentence. • When William joined the army he disliked the phrase 'fire at will'.

  35. More examples • There was a sign on the lawn at a drug re-hab center that said 'Keep off the Grass'. • A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired. • I decided that becoming a vegetarian was a missed steak. • Two peanuts were walking in a tough neighborhood and one of them was a-salted. • A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.

  36. TERM • Pun

  37. Definition • Left of the stage from the actor’s point of view.

  38. Term • Stage Left

  39. Definition • Right of the stage from the actor’s point of view.

  40. Term • Stage Right

  41. Definition • Area of the stage closest to the footlights and audience

  42. Term • Downstage

  43. Definition • Area of the stage farthest away from the footlights and the audience

  44. Term • Upstage

  45. Study for your Drama Terms & Shakespeare Background Quiz • This Wednesday (blue)/ Thursday (gold) • Review pages 1-3 in your Romeo & Juliet study packet • Quia games available from my website