english matching Flashcards
life-long companion of Juliet
Nurse
illegally sells poison
apothacary
asks to marry Juliet
Paris
playful rogue killed by Tybalt
Mercutio
peace-loving cousin of Romeo
Benvolio
object of Romeo’s love before Juliet
Rosaline
playwright of Romeo and Juliet
Shakespear
man who wants Paris as a son-in-law
Lord Capulet
son of Montague
Romeo
performs the wedding of Romeo and Juliet
Friar Lawrence
Prince of Verona and law keeper
Escalus
servant to Romeo
Balthasar
unable to deliver letter to Romeo
Friar John
uncle of Benvolio
Lord Montague
cousin of Tybalt
Juliet
servant of the Capulets (both)
Sampson and Gregory
town to which Romeo goes after being banished
Mantua
hometown of Romeo and Juliet
Verona
trouble-making nephew of Lord Capulet
Tybalt
the right side of the stage from the actor’s point of view
stage right
the left side of the stage from the actor’s point of view
stage left
the area of the stage away from the footlights
upstage
the viewers who need to be responsive to the action on the stage
audience
when an actor speaks while no one else is on stage to provide thoughts or feelings
soliloquy
when the actor talks directly to the audience yet the actors on stage do not hear what is said
aside
the introductory section of the play in which characters settings and conflict are presented
exposition
the series of events leading to the high point of action
rising action
initiates action in the play
conflict
the highest point of action in a play
climax
series of events following the highest point of action
falling action
the final revelation or outcome of a tragedy
catastrophe
the hero or main character in a play
protagonist
the stage furnishings that add reality to a play
props
the main idea of the play
theme
an amusing play that ends happily
comedy
a subdivision of a play
act
a conversation in a play
dialogue
the main action or events in a play
plot
a play in which the protagonist meets with defeat or death
tragedy
the reason behind a character’s actions
motivation
