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- 3. In this serious work, a hero like King Lear suffers a major catastrophe or misfortune, usually due to his own actions.
- 5. When Brutus experiences an internal struggle over whether to join the conspiracy against Caesar, he is facing a "man versus self" ________.
- 8. This unit consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, sounding like the "heartbeat" of a poem.
- 9. In the beginning of Romeo and Juliet, a single person called the ______ acts as a narrator to tell the audience about the "two households, both alike in dignity".
- 12. The sequence of events where the Capulets and Montagues fight, the lovers meet, and the story moves along is the ____.
- 15. This form of literature, originating from ancient Greek plays, is written specifically for performances.
- 17. This is a further division of a play found within an act.
- 18. Just as a novel is divided into chapters, a Shakespearean play is typically divided into five major sections, each called an ___.
- 19. In As You Like It, Jaques delivers a famous _________ to the other characters beginning with, "All the world's a stage, / And all the men and women merely players".
- 20. A generalized statement expressing the main idea a writer conveys, such as "Unchecked ambition leads to ruin," is a _____.
- 22. Irony In Macbeth, the audience knows the title character plans to murder King Duncan, but the King remains unaware, creating a situation of ________ _____.
- 23. Directions In The Winter's Tale, the famous note "[Exit, pursued by a bear]" is an example of _____ __________ found in brackets to provide background or character information.
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- 1. Hamlet is the ___________ of his play; he is the most important character around whom the story revolves and whom the audience wants to see succeed.
- 2. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bottom says "odious" when he really means "odorous," creating a play on words that sound alike but have different meanings.
- 4. "Mistress," Lucentio asked, "What's your opinion of your sister?" Bianca replied, "That, being mad herself, she's madly mated".
- 6. The fiery Tybalt serves as a ____ to the peace-loving Benvolio, as their opposite personalities provide a sharp comparison.
- 7. "But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? / It is the east, and Juliet is the sun".
- 10. Alone on stage, Juliet voices her private thoughts out loud so the audience knows what is in her mind: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet".
- 11. Iago’s values conflict directly with Othello’s, making him a major ___________ in the play.
- 13. At the very beginning of Macbeth, the reader finds a list called the "Cast of __________" which identifies the people taking part in the play.
- 14. Though it can involve sad situations, Much Ado About Nothing is a ______ because the story ends happily and often involves humorous scenes.
- 15. When a phrase has more than one meaning, such as the title "The Most Dangerous Game" referring to both prey and the act of hunting, it is a ______ ________.
- 16. In Hamlet, the Prince turns to the audience to share a private thought about his uncle—"A little more than kin, and less than kind"—intended only for the audience to hear.
- 21. In Romeo and Juliet, Verona is the _______, a term that encompasses the place, time period, and even the weather of the environment.