Romeo and Juliet Lit Terms

Protagonist of a story that has a significant flaw that leads to his/her downfall

The words in brackets that describe the "action" on stage; for example, entrances and exits

A play on words, often created by using two or more meanings of the same/similar sounding words

Unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter

A comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

Lit term that describes when the audience knows more than characters do

A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Restating something someone said in your own words

Speech that only one character or the audience can hear, even though others are onstage

A speech in which one character, alone onstage, thinks aloud in a speech

The section at the very beginning of a play (or other literary work) that introduces it.

The meter that Shakespeare uses for most of his writing

The reason why a tragic hero fails/dies

Two words with opposite meanings used next to each other

A speech delivered by one person for others to hear