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18 Cards in this Set
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Act :
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Shakespeare's plays are usually divided into five acts - which are subdivided into scenes
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Alliteration :
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Repitition of constant sounds. A device related to rhyme. " I am Fortunes fool."
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Aside :
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A line spoken to one or more characters which cannot be heard by the remaining characters. An aside can also be addressed to the audience.
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Blank Verse :
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Unrhymed iambic pentameter
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Dialogue :
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When two or more characters talk with each other
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Dramatic irony :
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Dramatic Irony occurs when a situation is understood by the audience, but not by the characters on stage
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Epilogue :
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Usually spoken by a main character at the end of a play, the epilogue concludes the play and is often an apology for the play - or a request for applause
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Foil :
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A character that works as a contrast to another character may be termed a "Foil"
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Foreshadowing :
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When characters on stage say something that hints at something that will happen later on.
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Monologue :
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A line spoken by one person
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Prologue :
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The introduction to / presentation of the play
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Prose :
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Prose is characterized by run - on - lines of varied length, no rhyme and no meter. Shakespeare usually has the lower classes speak in prose
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Pun :
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Word Play that makes use of a word that has several meanings.
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Rhyming Couplet :
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Two rhymed lines. Often used to indicate something important in a play
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Scene :
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The subdivision of an act.
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Soliloquy :
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A line in which a character talks to him - / herself and reveals his or her private thoughts.
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Tragedy :
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A drama in which the main character sufferes extremely as a result of his tragic flaw.
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Verse :
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Verse is characterized by rhythm and meter. Shakespeare's verse is written in iambic pentameter. Verse is usually reserved for the higher classes amoung the characters - or for people who speak about lofty topics such as love.
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