Romeo and Juliet Key Vocabulary

A dramatic work in which the main character(s) suffer a downfall or meet an unhappy end.

• History

• Tragedy

• Comedy

A long speech by one character in a play or story, typically addressing other characters or the audience.

• Sonnet

• Monologue

• Pun

A monologue where a character speaks their thoughts aloud, often revealing their innermost feelings and intentions.

• Dramatic Irony

• Soliloquy

• Hubris

A play on words that have similar sounds but different meanings, often used for humour or wordplay.

• Art

• Anon

• Pun

A situation in which the audience knows something that the characters do not, creating tension or suspense.

• Dost

• Perchance

• Dramatic Irony

Excessive pride or arrogance, often leading to a character's downfall.

• Hubris

• Methinks

• Monologue

Something or someone that triggers or accelerates a change or event.

• Soliloquy

• Prithee

• Catalyst

From this time forward or from now on.

• Dost

• Henceforth

• Anon

An archaic form of "you" used for addressing one person.

• Thou

• Anon

• Perchance

An archaic form of "you," typically used as the object of a verb or preposition.

• Methinks

• Hast

• Thee