Shakespeare & Hamnet

playwright

a person who writes plays

poet

someone who write poetry

tragedy

a serious play with a sad ending

comedy

a funny play with a happy ending

historical drama

a play based on historical events

soliloquy

a speech in which a character speaks his/her thoughts aloud

stage

the area where actors perform

stage directions

instructions on how actors should move/entrance/exit/ , descriptions of the layout stage

performance

acting a play in front of an audience

audience

the people watching a play

actor/actress

the person performing in a play

theatre

a building where plays are performed

script

the written text of a play

character

a person in a story or play

plot

the main events of a story

setting

the time and place of a story

act

major structural division of a play

scene

a smaller, more specific unit of action within an act

props

objects used on stage

costume

the clothes you wear on stage for your part

masterpiece

an outstanding work of art

legacy

something important left behind

timeless

remaining important over time

influence

the power to affect people or ideas

to portray

to present a character

ambition

a strong wish to succeed

betrayal

breaking someone’s trust

revenge

harming someone in return for harm done

fate

the idea that events are controlled by destiny

conflict

a serious disagreement or struggle

human nature

typical human behaviour and emotions

grief

deep sadness, especially after death

loss

the state of no longer having someone

mourning

showing sadness after death

plague

a dangerous disease spreading quickly

motherhood

the experience of being a mother

sorrow

great sadness

memory

something remembered from the past

healing

becoming emotionally or physically better

emotional distance

lack of emotional closeness

rural life

life in the countryside

herbal remedies

plant-based medicine

isolation

being separated from others

to cope with sth

to manage a difficult situation

to long for sth

to strongly want or miss something

to struggle with sth

to have difficulties

inspiration

something that gives creative ideas

mortality

the fact that people die

fragile

easily damaged emotionally or physically

silence

absence of sound, emotional silence

sorrowful

full of sadness

resilience

the ability to recover after difficulties