R & J Review

Front

Lines to express feelings, heard by audience only

Back

Aside

Front

Prologue: Introduces a literary work

Back

Not: ends, explains, stops

Front

Long speech by a character alone on stage

Back

Soliloquy

Front

Drama ending in catastrophe

Back

Tragedy

Front

A drama with a happy ending

Back

Comedy

Front

Monologue

Back

Lengthy speech by one character to others on stage

Front

Character revealing contrast

Back

Foil

Front

Character who speaks the prologue

Back

Chorus

Front

Nephew of Lord Montague; peacemaker

Back

Benvolio

Front

Character with a violent twist: "if love be rough, be rough with love"

Back

Mercutio