Vocabulary - William Shakespeare

Definition:  Lines of poetry that have five unstressed syllables, each followed by a stressed

Definition:  Sovereign authority or rule over a land or people.

Definition:  A speech that a character gives when he or she is alone on stage.

Definition:  Plays about historical figures.

Definition:  A form of poetry that uses lines that do not rhyme.

A character who's personality or attitudes are in sharp contrast to those of another character 

Definition:  Wife or widow of a king or a woman of rank power.

Definition:  A humorous scene, incident or speech that relieves the overall emotional intensity

Definition:  A member of a church who believes in saints.

Definition:  A drama that ends in a catastrophe.

Definition:  A brief reference, within a work, to something outside of the work . . . 

Definition:  A main character, usually noble born, whose weakness leads to his/her downfall.

Definition:  Opinion or doctrine contrary to the church dogma (beliefs).

Definition: A character's remark that others on stage are not suppose to hear.

Definition:  A member of a church who believes in Christ but not in the saints.

Definition:  Devices that audiences accept as realist,  though they don't reflect reality