Romeo And Juliet

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who dies first in the play?

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mercutio

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4 biographical facts about Shakespeare

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born in 1564 and died in 1616
credited with 37 plays
Romeo and Juliet considered his first tragedy

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soliloquy

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a character is alone on stage delivering a long speech ( or thinks he is alone); they're speaking their mind and their thoughts
example:Juliet in her room before she drinks the friars potion

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monologue

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the person speaking is aware that someone is listening
example: Juliet after Tybalt dies

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aside

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a stage whisper; comment directed at a select group of people or a comment that is only intended for the audience to hear
example: balcony scene

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oxymoron

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two contradicting words placed next to each other
example:
the first act when romeo begins to say o brawling love, o loving hate

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paradox

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a seemingly self contradictory statement but is in fact true
example:act 2 when romeo says "sweet sorrow"

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pun

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a play on words using similarly spelled or similarly sounding words
example:when romeo says "being but heavy i will bear this light"

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double entendre

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a statement that has multiple meanings; the second meaning is typically sexual
example: when mercutio says "by jesu, a very good blade a very tall man!"

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inversion

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rearrange the natural order of words; slows down the reader
example:marry, bachelor in act 1

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extended metaphor

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a series of metaphors (or other figurative devices) that all deal with the same subject
example: in act 2 when romeo compares Juliet to the sun