Shakespeare words for Year 8: Romeo and Juliet module, Cove School. Mrs J.Hurrell
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Elizabethan |
Shakespeare was born into the Elizabethan period.
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theatre
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We could hear the laughter from outside the theatre.
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Hathaway |
Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway.
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iambic |
Iambic meter in poetry has two beats.
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pentameter |
Iambic pentameter has five sets of two beats.
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tragedy |
Her sudden death was a great tragedy.
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playwright |
A playwright writes plays.
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sonnet |
A sonnet is a love poem of 14 lines.
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prologue
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The prologue appears right at the start of the play and tells the story.
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scene |
This is the scene when Romeo first appears.
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oxymoron |
An oxymoron uses words that are opposites, for example, organised chaos.
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protagonist |
The protagonist is the main character in the play.
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character |
I like a person with a friendly character.
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