Elements of Drama (R & J)

What element of drama occurs when the result of something is opposite from what we expected?

• Rising Action

• Irony

• Pun

• Comic Relief

A Pun is when to a joke is made by playing with the different possible meanings of a word

• True

• False

When the audience knows something a character on stage does not know is what element of drama? This element was used throughout R & J.

• tragic flaw

• drama

• tragedy

• dramatic irony

What is ironic about Lord Capulet's gratitude towards Friar Lawrence?

• Friar Lawrence won't do the wedding
• He should be thanking someone else
• Friar Lawrence is helping Juliet
• He didn't ask

A long speech a character says alone, directed to the audience, to reveal their thoughts or advance the plot - Like Juliet at the start of the balcony scene..... is what element of drama?

• soliloquy

• Monologue

• Aside

• Exposition

What term means "A short comment made to the audience that other actors pretend not to hear" ?

• Monologue

• Comic Relief

• Protagonist

• Aside

Prior to dying in Act III scene i Mercutio says to Romeo that if he looks for him tomorrow "he will find him a grave man." This is an example of ?

• Dramatic Irony

• Soliloquy

• A Pun

The Prince's long speech to Lord Capulet & Lord Montague after the fight of Act I scene i is an example of .... ?

• Dramatic Irony

• Irony

• Monologue

• Pun

What element of drama is "A humorous scene that occurs after a serious scene to lighten the mood of the audience" ?

• Comic Relief

• Pun

• Falling Action

• Soliloquy