Intro to shakespere Flashcards
1
Q
Thou
A
You
2
Q
Thine
A
Your
3
Q
Hither
A
Here
4
Q
Thither
A
There
5
Q
Soliloquy
A
A speech given by a character alone on stage
6
Q
Monolouge
A
A long speech
7
Q
Aside
A
A remark made on stage that other characters cannot hear
8
Q
Tragedy
A
A play that ends in a catastropy
9
Q
Sonnet
A
a 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter with a specific rhyme scheme: ababcdcdefefgg
10
Q
Stage directions
A
cues in the text of a play that help actors to plan their actions
11
Q
Comic relief
A
a humorous scene in a play that helps to relieve some of its intensity
12
Q
Wherefore
A
Why?
13
Q
Foil
A
a character whose personality and attitude are opposite of another character
14
Q
Foreshadowing
A
a hint about something that will happen later in the story
15
Q
Couplet
A
A pair of ryhmed lines in poetry
