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Shakespeare Vocabulary
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- 1PrologueThe introduction to a literary work
- 2ChastityAbstaining from extramarital sexual intercourse
- 3JocundCheerful and lighthearted; joyful
- 4DistraughtDeeply upset and agitated with doubt or mental conflict
- 5AloofDistant either physically or emotionally
- 6StrifeBitter sometimes violent conflict; fight, struggle
- 7SojournA temporary stay
- 8ApothecaryOne who prepares and sells drugs for medical purposes
- 9AmbiguitySomething that can be interpreted in more than one way; unclear, vague
- 10AugmentTo make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
- 11PurgeTo clear or guilt
- 12PensiveDeep in thought
- 13DiscernTo recognize as separate and distinct
- 14ActA main division of a drama (Shakespeare's plays consist of 5 acts each subdivided into scenes)
- 15AlliterationThe repetition of the same initial sound in two or more consecutive or closely associated words ("Now old DESIRE DOTH in is DEATHBED lie")
- 16AllusionA reference to a literal or historical person or event to explain a present situation ("She'll not be hit with Cupid's arrow. She hath Dian's wit...")
- 17AsideA brief remark made by a character and intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters
- 18Comic reliefA humorous scene or speech in a serious drama which is meant to provide relief from emotional intensity and, by contrast, to heighten the seriousness of the story.
- 19ForeshadowingA hint of what is to come in the story. (Often used to keep the audience in a state of expectancy)
- 20ImageryThe term used to describe words or phrases that appeal to the five senses.
- 21IronyA contrast between what is and what appears to be. Two types: verbal and dramatic. Verbal irony: A character says one thing but means another. Dramatic: The audience knows something the characters do not.
- 22MetaphorA figure of speech that implies or states a comparison between two unlike things which are similar in some way. (Do not use like or as. The legit one)
- 23OxymoronA contrast of two contradictory terms for the sake of emphasis (A damned saint, an honourable villain)
- 24PersonificationA figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas.
- 25SceneA small unit of a play in which there is no shirt of locale or time
- 26SimileA figure of speech that states a comparison between two essentially unlike things which are similar in one aspect. Similes are introduced by like or as.
- 27SoliloquyA speech given by a character alone on stage. The purpose of a soliloquy is to let the audience know what the character is thinking and feeling
- 28TragedyA type of drama of human conflict which ends in defeat and suffering. Often the main character (dignified, noble) has a tragic flaw (weakness, wrong judgement) which leads to his or her destruction. Sometimes the conflict is with forces beyond the control of the character (fate, evil in the world).
- 29SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: AgainstFor, in preparation
- 30SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: AlackAlas (in times of sorrow)
- 31SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: An, andIf
- 32SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: AnonSoon
- 33SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: AyeYes
- 34SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: ButOnly, except for
- 35SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: E'enEven
- 36SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: E'erEver
- 37SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: HaplyPerhaps
- 38SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: HappyFortunate, grateful
- 39SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: HenceAway, from here
- 40SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: HieHurry
- 41SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: HitherHere
- 42SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: MarryIndeed
- 43SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: WhenceWhere
- 44SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: WiltWill, will you
- 45SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: WithalIn addition, notwithstanding
- 46SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE: WouldWish
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