Unit 3: Romeo and Juliet

Question 1

Monologue (noun)

Answer 1

a long speech by one actor in a play

Question 2

Hubris (noun)

Answer 2

Exaggerated self pride or self-confidence or arrogance, often resulting in a consequence

Question 3

Foil (noun)

Answer 3

A secondary character that is either one who is opposite to the main character (the Tragic Hero) or nearly the same as the main character. The purpose of the foil character is to emphasize the traits of the main character by contrast.

Question 4

Soliloquy (noun)

Answer 4

speech made by character when he/she is alone on the stage (only audience hears the speech)

Question 5

profane (adjective)

Answer 5

not devoted to holy or religious purposes; secular (opposed to sacred). Unholy.

Question 6

Pun (noun)

Answer 6

joke exploiting different possible meanings of a word or the fact there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

Question 7

Solemn (adj)

Answer 7

Serious, formal, dignified

Question 8

Trifling (adjective)

Answer 8

unimportant or trivial.