| A | B |
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| Soliloquy | a long speech expressing private thoughts, delivered by a character who is alone onstage |
| Monologue | a long speech delivered by one character to another or to a group of characters |
| Aside | a private remark to one character or to the audience that breaks convention because it is understood not to be heard by other characters onstage |
| Tragic Hero | the main character—an outstanding person of high rank whose downfall is caused by his own flawed behavior |
| Tragic Flaw | a part of the hero’s character that leads him to make a fatal mistake |
| Foil | a character who serves as a contrast to another more primary character, so as to point out specific traits of the primary character |
| The word renaissance means... | rebirth |
| The renaissance began in... | Italy |
| Example of Shakespearean comedy | A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Examples of Shakespearean histories | Othello, King Lear, Macbeth |
| Example of Shakespearean romance | The Tempest |
| Name of first public theater | The Theater |
| Most famous of public theaters | The Globe |
| Town where Shakespeare was born | Stratford-upon-Avon |
