Romeo and Juliet Lecture Notes Review

These flashcards cover key vocabulary terms and concepts from the lecture notes on 'Romeo and Juliet,' focusing on literary devices, themes, and important quotes.

Comic relief

A literary device that provides humor and lightens the mood in a serious situation, as seen in the scene between Mercutio and the Nurse.

Pun

A literary device used by Mercutio in his quote, playing on the double meaning of 'grave'.

Hyperbole

Exaggeration used by Juliet when she expresses her desperation to avoid marrying Paris.

Irony

A literary device where the outcome is significantly different from what was expected, evident in Romeo's hopeful dream contrasting with his tragic reality.

Foreshadowing

A literary device that hints at future events, illustrated by Romeo's dream signaling his impending death.

Soliloquy

A speech where a character speaks their thoughts aloud while alone on stage, revealing their inner feelings and motivations.

Oxymoron

A literary device that combines contradictory terms, used by Romeo to express emotional conflict, like 'loving hate' or 'cold fire'.

Power Fate

A key theme in the play that explores the conflict between predetermined destiny and individual choice, highlighted by Friar Lawrence's statement.

Double Entendre

Words with more than one meaning, double meaning, like a pun but longer, with a greater theme, evident when Juliet speaks in a way her mother misunderstands.

Imagery

Descriptive language that evokes sensory experience, used in Juliet's quote about day and night.