1. Drama is meant to be performed on stage. It is written in dialogue & stage directions.
2. Dialogue- conversation between characters
3. Theme- moral or what is meant to be learned
4. Plot- events; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
5. Tragedy- serious, characters are worse off at the end
6. Comedy- light-hearted, characters are better off at the end
7. Monologue- one character gives a speech while others listen on stage
8. Soliloquy- one character alone on stage gives a speech
9. Aside- one character “whispers” to the audience or other character
10. Setting- time and place
11. Foil- characters that are opposites
12. Elizabethan England- when the play was written
13. Stage directions- tells the actors what to do
14. Romeo and Juliet is written in five acts with each act having separate scenes
15. Allusion- to refer or mention something from the Bible, literature, or pop culture
16. Adaptation- to change from one genre to another
17. Universal Theme- a theme that appears in several literary works
18. tragic flaw- Character weakness that leads to his/her downfall. Impulsiveness for Romeo and Juliet
19. Fate- controls destiny
20. Situational irony- opposite of what is thought to happen happens
Dramatic irony- audience knows, characters do not
Verbal irony- sarcasm