Juliet n Romeo Billings 2024

Internal rhyme

Rhyme within a single line or verse.

End Rhyme

Rhyme at the end of lines in a poem or song.

Concealment

Character seen by the audience but hidden from other characters.

Blank Verse

Unrhymed lines in iambic pentameter.

Repetition

Purposeful reuse of words or phrases for effect.

Protagonist

Main character or hero of the story.

Antagonist

Character opposing the hero.

Irony

Expression using language to signify the opposite.

Mood

Atmosphere created by settings and characters.

Aside

Character speaking to the audience or an object.

Alliteration

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Imagery

Language appealing to the senses.

Personification

Attributing human traits to non-human entities.

Soliloquy

Speech revealing character's inner thoughts.

Sonnet

Poem with specific rhyme scheme and structure.

Comedic Relief

Scene or character relieving tension in a serious play.

Apostrophe

Addressing a person or object not present.

Foil

Character contrasting with another to highlight differences.

Hyperbole

Exaggeration for effect.

Allusion

Indirect reference to a person, event, or text.

Iambic Pentameter

Verse with five metrical feet per line.

Pun

Play on words with multiple meanings.

Epilogue

Final address to the audience at the end of a play.

Metaphor

Figure of speech applying a word to something not literally applicable.

Simile

Comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

Tragedy

Drama where protagonist's flaw leads to downfall.

Oxymoron

Combination of contradictory words.

Foreshadowing

Hinting at events to come in the story.

Romeo

Montague main man (18)

Juliet

Capulat Main Lady (13)

Mercutio

A kinsman to the Prince, and Romeo's close friend.

Benevolio

Romeo's cousin

Tybalt

Juliet's cousin

Friar Lawrence

A Franciscan friar, friend to both Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence secretly marries the impassioned lovers. As well as being a Catholic holy man, Friar Lawrence is also an expert in the use of seemingly mystical potions and herbs.

Friar John

A Franciscan friar charged with taking the news of Juliet's false death to Romeo in Mantua.

Peter

servant to Juliet's nurse

Nurse

Juliet's faithful confidante and loyal intermediary in Juliet's affair with Romeo. Motherly.

Count Paris

relative of the Prince and suitor to Juliet

Prince Escalus

Ruler of Verona