Foil (n)
Explanation
- Opposites
Image/ Example
Someone who wants
peace would be a foil to
someone who loved
fighting.
Soliloquy (n)
Explanation
A long speech made
by an actor who is
alone
Image/Example
Juliet’s famous
soliloquy before she
drinks the potion is
important to the
theme of the play.
Tragedy (n)
Synonyms and Explanations
-A very sad or shocking event
- A type of Shakespearean play
Image and Example
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy
because of their double suicide.
Obedience (n)
Explanation
Doing what you are
supposed to do
Image/Example
Someone who is
obedient would
make the right
decisions.
Angst (n)
Synonym and Explanation
-Strong feelings of anxiety or
sadness
Image and Explanation
Many songs about lost
love, talk about teenage
angst.
Fate (n)
Synonyms and Explanations
- A power that is believed to
control what happens in
people’s lives
Image and Example
Fate brought Romeo and Juliet
together.
Tragic Flaw (n)
Synonyms and Explanations
- in literature, it is the problem
that the hero has that brings
about his downfall or death
Image and Example
Romeo and Juliet’s tragic flaw
is passion.
Passion (n)
Synonym and
Explanation
- A very strongly felt
emotion especially of
love, hate, or anger
Image and Example
He spoke with passion
about the civil war in his
country.
Grudge (n)
Explanation
A feeling of anger or
dislike that you have
for someone who
has harmed you
Image/Example
Road rage is a perfect
example of holding
a grudge.
Impulsive (adj)
Synonym and
Explanation
-Tending to do things
without thinking
-Careless or automatic
Image and Example
My Dad is an impulsive
shopper and bought a
new sports car today.
Witty (adj)
Explanation
Smart and funny
Image/Example
Many shows on Comedy
Central that poke fun at
the government and
politics could be
considered witty.
Conformity (n)
Explanation
The act of behaving
the same way
someone else
behaves.
Image/Example
Demise (n)
Synonym and Explanation
-The end of something that used to
exist
-Death
Image and Example
Because students would not obey
the teacher’s rules, they saw the
demise of their free time at the
end of class.
Hypocritical (adj)
Explanation
When something pretends
to be one thing but is
not
Image/Example
The hypocritical man at
the store seemed to be
nice on the outside, but
inside, he was a mess.
Monologue (n)
Explanation
A long speech made by
one character
Image/Example
Many characters in
Romeo and Juliet give
monologues like
Mercutio on the way to
the party or Romeo at
the balcony.
Reconciliation (n)
Synonym and Explanation
-A situation where two
people, countries, or
groups become friendly
again after arguing or
fighting
Image and Example
The Montague and Capulet
families have a
reconciliation after the
deaths of Romeo and
Juliet.
Dramatic Irony (n)
Explanation
When the audience knows
something that a
character does not
Image/Example
An example of dramatic
irony is when Romeo
drinks the poison out of
grief, but we know Juliet
is still alive.
Foe (n)
Explanation
An enemy
Image/Example
Benvolio and Tybalt
are foes.