figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear side by side
romeo and benovolio's conversaition is full of _______
oxymorons
Chorus
group of people that speaks as one. like an actor who helps the audience understand what will happen.
family names
montague and capulet
allusion
reference to something outside of work that reader should know. Shakespeare used historic and current events as well as greek and roman mythology and bible.
Iambic pentameter
root iamb. Invented by Greeks. 1 unstressed syllable followed by 1 stressed syllable. Natural hear beat. 5 units=1 line of iambic pentameter. not rhyming= blank verse.
solioquys and asides reveal...
private thoughts and feelings
Aside
a remark to the audience or another character that other characters arent supposed to hear