8 - Tragedy: Romeo and Juliet

How many Acts are in a typical Elizabethan play?

5

In an Elizabethan play, what is unrhymed iambic pentameter called?

blank verse

When a situation is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in a play, is…?

dramatic irony

What is a list of characters in a play called?

dramatis personae

What is comes after the play, used to sometimes provide an opinion on what happened?

epilogue

What comes before the play, used as an introduction?

prologue

What is the plural of oxymoron?

oxymora

What is the figure of speech in which two contradictory terms appear next to each other?

oxymoron

What is seen as unstructured, unrhythmical writing in an Elizabethan play?

prose

What are two lines that rhyme called?

rhyming couplets

What is the name of a line of iambic pentameter split across two or more characters?

shared lines

What is the device when a character speaks to oneself, relating their thoughts and feelings?

soliloquy

What might be used to suggest a lower status in a character?

prose

What might be used to suggest a shift to a significant moment?

verse

What often signals an end of a scene in an Elizabethan play?

rhyming couplets

What is a set of words grouped by meaning referring to a specific subject?

semantic field

What second person pronoun is an antiquated way of saying "you"

thou

When 'you' is the object of the sentence, which second person pronoun would be used?

thee

When 'you' is the subject of the sentence, which second person pronoun would be used?

thou

Which would be used for the possessive form of "you"?

thy / thine

To speak to someone formally, which second person pronoun would be used?

you

To speak to someone informally, which second person pronoun would be used?

thou

Which second person pronoun would be used to speak to someone less important to you?

thou

To speak to someone important, which second person pronoun would be used?

you

Which second person pronoun would be used to show respect?

you

If you wished to be rude or show contempt, which second person pronoun would be used?

thou

In private, showing a level of familiarity, which second person pronoun would be used?

thou

In Elizabethan times, who was the undisputed head of the household?

father

In Elizabethan times, what was used as a way of securing money or becoming socially influential?

marriage

What is the name of a society where men hold all the power?

patriarchy

What type of character suffers from unrequited love?

Petrarchan lover

Who were only allowed to act on the stage?

men and boys

What does the "patri" in patriarchy refer to?

father

Where is hell represented on an Elizabethan stage?

trapdoor

Where are the heavens represented on an Elizabethan stage?

roof

What is the name of the hexagonal theatre originally co

owned by Shakespeare?

Who is the head of Juliet's family?

Capulet

Who is the head of Romeo's family?

Montague

Who is a nobleman of Verona, wishing to marry Juliet?

Paris

Who is a close friend of Romeo?

Mercutio

Who is Romeo's cousin?

Benvolio

Who is Juliet's cousin?

Tybalt

Who helps, and also marries, Juliet and Romeo?

Friar Lawrence

Who does Juliet confide and tell her secrets to?

The Nurse

Define 'oppressive'

unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group.

Define 'turmoil'

a state of great disturbance, confusion or uncertainty

What is tragedy?

a fictional representation of suffering; a way of dignifying and making sense of suffering

What was the purpose of the Chorus in Greek tragedy?

would narrate the drama and comment / ask questions on what was happening

Hamartia

protagonist's error of judgement

Tragic flaw

Flaw in the psychological make

Anagnorisis

Recognition of a tragic error of judgement

Hubris

Excessive pride which brings down divine punishment

Megalopsychia

"Greatness of soul"

Unities

Time, place, action: Time the action takes to elapse should be limited, as should the location.

Protagonist

One or more main characters

Peripeteia

"Plot reversal": a pivotal or crucial action on the part of the protagonist that changes his situation from seemingly secure to vulnerable.

Catastrophe

In Greek means turning upside

Catharsis

Translated as purgation. Allows us to experience negative emotions vicariously, we leave having expelled them.

Nemesis

"Retribution": the inevitable punishment or cosmic payback for acts of hubris.