Romeo

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Romeo Juliet

• Literary Devices

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Iambic Pentameter

• Iambic pentameter
• is a line of poetry made up of five iambs
• an iamb
• is a metrical foot
• consisting of one unstressed syllable
• followed by one stressed syllable
• the pentameter line has five metrical feet
• Shall I / compare / thee to / a sum/mers day?

u / u / u / u / u /
Shall I com pare thee to a sum mers day?
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Romeo Juliet The capulets
Lord Capulet Juliets dad. Loves Juliet and
wants to see her marry well, but thinks she is
too young to marry yet. Expects obedience. Lady
Capulet Juliets mom. Manages the Capulet
household. Like most wealthy women at the time,
does not actively participate in Juliets
upbringing, so they have a distant
relationship. Juliet 13 year-old daughter. Has
been brought up to be a lady and be obedient to
her fathers will. Like most women of the time,
Juliet has lived a sheltered life. Tybalt A
hot-tempered cousin whos always looking for a
fight. Nurse Juliets caretaker since birth.
She had a daughter, Suzanna, who was Juliets
age, and served as a wet nurse for Juliet . She
is responsible for Juliets daily upbringing and
becomes her confidante. Peter The Nurses
servant. Samson Gregory Capulet servants.
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Romeo Juliet The montagues
Lord Montague Romeos father and head of the
Montague family. Lady Montague Romeos mother
who is worried about Romeos depression at the
beginning of the play. Romeo The Montagues
teenaged son. At the beginning of the play, he
is sad because Rosaline has rejected him. He
vows he will never love again. Benvolio Romeos
peaceful and encouraging cousin. Benvolio tries
to break up fights and encourages Romeo to play
the field to get over his heartbreak. Balthasar
Abraham Montague servants
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Romeo Juliet other characters
Church Friar Laurence Religious advisor to
Verona. Like many monks of the time, Friar
Laurence is also a scientist whose expertise is
in herbology. He has frequently advised Romeo to
give up his failed courtship of Rosaline and
serves as Romeos confidant. Friar John Another
monk who visits the sick.
Royalty Prince Escalus Ruler of Verona. Early
in the play, he establishes the law that anyone
who reignites the feud will be put to
death. Mercutio Romeos best friend. Mercutio
is moody and erratic. Count Paris A member of
the royal family who is trying to make
arrangements with Lord Capulet to marry Juliet.
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Drama

• Genre meant to be performed by actors in front of
  an audience.
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• Ex Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible

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tragedy

• Sub-genre of drama in which events turn out
  disastrously for the main characters, often in
  death, caused by fate or a characters tragic
  flaw.
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• Ex Romeo and Juliet

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prologue

• A brief opening of a play spoken by the chorus
  that settles the audience and previews the plot.
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• Ex Two households, both alike in dignity

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pun

• A play on words that sound alike but have
  different meanings.
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• Ex Did you hear about the sleeping man who got
  run over by a car? He was tired and exhausted!

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oxymoron

• Two juxtaposed words that mean opposite things.
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• Ex sweet sorrow
• loud silence
• jumbo shrimp

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alliteration

• Repetition of similar consonant sounds in the
  same proximity.
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• Ex Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
  peppers.
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•  Ex from RJ Ill look to like if looking
  liking move (Juliet Act 1, scene 3)

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Monologue

• A long, dramatic speech delivered by one
  character.
• Ex Prince Escalus addresses the crowd after the
  fight.

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sonnet

• A 14-line lyrical poem written in iambic
  pentameter and following the rhyme scheme
• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
• EXAMPLE ???

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Imagery

• Language that appeals to the five senses of
  sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.
• Ex The hot pizza burned his mouth but tasted
  great as it filled his growling stomach.

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Personification

• A figure of speech in which an object or idea is
  given human qualities.
• Ex The grass danced in the wind, happy to
  receive a spring breeze.

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Simile

• A figure of speech that compares two things using
  like or as.
• Ex She floated in like a cloud on a breezy day.

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Metaphor

• A figure of speech that directly equates two
  unlike things.
• Ex The book was a passport to adventure.

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Aside

• Words spoken that other characters on stage do
  not supposedly hear.
• Ex Juliet speaking about Romeo, but her mother
  not hearing.

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Soliloquy

• A long speech in which a character, usually alone
  on stage, reveals thoughts and/or feelings. No
  other characters are meant to overhear a
  soliloquy.
• Ex Romeo talking about how beautiful Juliet is
  while hiding beneath her balcony.

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Monologue

• A long, dramatic speech delivered by one
  character.
• Ex Prince Escalus addresses the crowd after the
  fight.

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Malapropism

• Absurd or humorous misuse of a word, especially
  by confusion with one of similar sound. Not a
  pun often a mistake.
• EX When the oven caught on fire, my brother had
  to use
• the fire distinguisher to put it out. 
• "He was a man of great statue."   Thomas Menino,
  Boston mayor 
• "Republicans understand the importance of bondage
  between a mother and child."   Dan Quayle, Vice
  President

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Foreshadowing

• Clues in the text to suggest what is going to
  happen later.
• Ex ???

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Dramatic Irony

• The audience knows something the characters do
  not know.
• Ex We know the killer is in the closet, but the
  soon-to-be victim does not.
• Romeo and Juliet example
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Foil Character

• A character that contrasts the personality traits
  of another character, usually opposites.
• Ex ????

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Apostrophe

• Occurs when a speaker addresses something
  nonhuman.
• Ex Juliet talking to her tears.

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Allusion

• A reference to a person, place, or thing in
  literature or culture that the writer expects the
  reader to understand.
• Ex She is as mysterious as the Mona Lisas
  smile.

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Comic Relief

• Humor in a play to break a serious mood or
  relieve tension.
• Ex The musicians making puns with Peter after
  Juliet is found dead.

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Hyperbole

• An exaggeration or overstatement used for effect.
• Ex My backpack weighs a ton!

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Situational Irony

• The situation turns out differently than the
  audience expects.
• Ex A wife sells her hair to buy her husband a
  watch chain, but he has sold his watch to buy
  combs for her hair.

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VERBAL IRONY

• Saying one thing but meaning another, often
  sarcastically.
• Ex You have a broken leg that really hurts but
  you say, I feel like I could run a marathon!

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Motif

• Recurring idea or element (symbol, character,
  etc.) in a work.
• Ex Various bird references appear in To Kill a
  Mockingbird.

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Symbol

• Represents something beyond itself, usually
  abstract or complex.
• Ex The American flag symbolizes freedom and
  democracy to many people.

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Theme

• A stated or implied underlying meaning or message
  of a work.
• Ex Dorothy learns that theres no place like
  home in the Wizard of Oz.