A Midsummer Night's Dream Vocab

soliloquy

• A comparison using Like or As

• A long speech by one actor in a play

• when a character speaks to him- or herself in a play

Monologue

• the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite

• When a character speaks to him or herself in a play

• A comparison not using like or as

• A long speech by one actor in a play

irony

• the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite

• a comparison using like or as

• a comparison not using like or as

• giving human characteristics to a nonhuman thing

Imagery

• a comparison using like or as

• visually descriptive or figurative language

• when a character speaks to him or herself in a play

• giving human characteristics to a nonhuman thing

Protagonist

• a comparison using like or as

• the leading character in a drama

• the villain in a drama

• visually descriptive or figurative language

antagonist

• visually descriptive language

• the antagonist

• the character in a story that is against the protagonist.

• the leading character in a drama

foil

• A character who contrasts another character

• What you use to wrap your leftover food in.

• the character in a story that is against the protagonist.

• visually descriptive language

farce

• a comedy that aims at entertaining the audience through situations that are highly exaggerated

• the main character in a drama

• a comparison using like or as

• A character who contrasts another character

Satire

• a comparison using like or as

• romantic comedy

• Where vices, problems, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule (made fun of), with the intent of shaming people

• a comedy that aims at entertaining the audience through situations that are highly exaggerated

tragedy

• a bad thing

• visually descriptive language

• In a play where the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sadness, especially as a result of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with poor circumstances

• Where vices, problems, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule (made fun of), with the intent of shaming people