Much Ado About Nothing Vocab Flashcards
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An actor’s speech that is directed toward the audience and not meant to be heard by other
characters on stage (what we might call in everyday speech a side comment)
Foil
A character who contrasts with another, in order to highlight differences between the two
Malapropism
A misused word, often which sounds like the intended or correct word
Soliloquy
A speech delivered alone on stage, intended to reveal the character’s innermost
thoughts about a situation or conflict
amiable
friendly
beseech
to beg, plea
blithe
joyous, merry
braggart
one who braggs
dispostion
mood or attitude
dote
to show excessive love
epigram
a witty saying
epitaph
an inscription (for example on a statue)
impediment
an obstacle or hinderance
incensed
angered
meddle
to interfered with or ask intruding questions about someone else’s personal business
melancholy
sad or gloomy
obstinate
stubborn
ominous
threating or scary
perjury
lie under oath
predestinate
predetermined, or already determined
reconcile
to make amends
recount
to retell a series of events
remorse
deep regret
requite
to return as in love
