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Shakespeare words for Year 8: Romeo and Juliet module, Cove School. Mrs J.Hurrell

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

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Elizabethan

theatre

Hathaway

iambic

pentameter

tragedy

playwright

sonnet

prologue

scene

oxymoron

protagonist

character

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