Dramatic Techniques

An interruption of a play's timeline to present an incident that occurred prior to the main time-frame of the play's action is called________.

• flashback

• dramatic effect

• irony

• foreshadowing

What is the purpose of the 'aside' in this scene?

• To reveal the main conflict in the plot.

• To make it clear to the audience who is friends with who

• To allow certain information to be heard by the audience, assuming other characters couldn't hear it.

• To increase the amount of stage directions

Words spoken by an actor directly to the audience, which are believed to not be "heard" by the other characters on stage during a play.

• Sonnet

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Aside

What is DRAMATIC irony?

• When the audience knows something the character(s) don't know, they act opposite of how they should

• When characters say something opposite of what they actually mean

• When the characters actions are opposite of what you'd expect

Based on the stage directions in this excerpt, who started the fight?

• Tybalt, he uses provocative language

• Sampson, he provoked Benvolio

• Abram, he provoked the Capulets

• Benvolio, he drew his sword before Tybalt

This speech by Mercutio before the Capulet's ball is an example of a _

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Chorus

• Aside

Romeo and Juliet are the only ones seen in this scene (Act 2.Scene 2). Who else is here (with the purpose of adding drama to the scene)?

• Lady Capulet

• Mercutio

• Benvolio

• The Nurse

Which stage directions would be best in this exchange?

• Mercutio waves his fan to the nurse

• Peter fans the nurse's face

• Mercutio pushes the nurse and Peter out of the way

• The nurse pushes Mercutio out of the way

Juliet's speech is considered _

• A soliloquy

• A monologue

• Dialogue

• An aside

Use the stage direction to answer the question:

What are the "cords" in this scene?

• Wires for Juliet to call Romeo

• Ropes to help Romeo climb into Juliet's room

• Rope-like necklaces that are to be worn in a ceremony

• Short for 'discord', meaning, a disagreement or conflict