Romeo and Juliet IDEA
Kali Thompson
Aside
Definition: a remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play
Sentence: In plays when an aside occurs it can be hard for the other actors to ignore it.
Example: on Ferris Buelers day off he talks to the people watching the movie.
Foil
Definition:a person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes and enhances the qualities of another
Sentence: A hero and a villain would create a foil.
Example: Batman and the joker
Pun
Definition:a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings
Sentence: Puns are meant to be funny.
Example:How do turtles talk to each other? By using shell phones!
Soliloquy
Definition:an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers
Sentence: Hamlet has one of the most popular Soliloquys ever.
Example: "To be or not to be that is the question..."
Tragedy
Definition:a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, esp. one concerning the downfall of the main character
Sentence: In most older plays a tragedy occurs.
Example: Hamlet