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civil
adhering to the norms of polite social interaction
disposition
mental outlook; tendency of one’s spirits
endure
to hold against; sustain
Grievance
resentment or complaint
intrusion
wrongful entry
revel
to take delight; to make merry
spite
desire to harm or anoy
vliant
boldly courageous or brave
virtuous
conforming to moral principles
act
major unit of action in a play
scene
each act is divided further into scenes, which represent a different time and/or place
lines
spoken words of the play, “sentences”
Prologue
an introduction to a play or an act of a play
oxymoron
figure of speech that combines two normally contradictory terms
pun
multiple meanings of words that create a joke
sibilance
repition of the s sound
Archetype
a concept or person that has served as a prototype of an original idea
foil character
two characters that oppose each other
monologue
a long uninterrupted speech given by one character onstage to everyone
soliloquy
a long uninterrupted speech given by one character alone on stage, inaudible to other characters
aside
a short speech given by one character, traditionally the other characters cannot hear
Irony
contrast between appearance and reality, reality usually opposite from what is seen
imagery
descriptive words/phrases that allow the reader to almost see, hear, smell, taste, and touch what is being descibed
detestable
hateful; vile
heir
a person who inherits property of another
lamentable
regrettable; unfortunate
pensive
serious, full of thoughts
prosperous
fortunate; successful
receptacle
container; device that holds something
redeem
to makeup for
stifle
to smother; to crush or end by force
wayward
turn away from what is right; disobedient
Sonnet
a poem made up of 14 lines with a specific rhyming pattern
aloof
at a distance; disinterested
ambiguity
doubt or disbelief
apothecary
licensed to prescribe medicine
enmity
feeling or condition of hostility
felon
wicked person, someone convicted of a felony
infectious
tending to spread from one to another
kindred
family; relationship by birth
menace
threatens to cause evil
scourge
to punish or criticize
tedious
long and tiresome
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