| A | B |
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| Renaissance | The time period of Shakespeare, rebirth of the arts |
| Lord Chamberlain's Men | The group Shakespeare performed in |
| Elizabeth I | Queen when Shakespeare was writing and performing plays |
| The Pit | The ground in front of the state in the theaters |
| The 16th Century | The time period of the Renaissance and Shakespeare |
| Groundlings | The people who could only afford tickets in the Pit |
| The Globe Theatre | The theatre most associated with Shakespear |
| One Cent | The price of a ticket in the pit |
| Black Plague | Disease that killed 1/3 of the population and plays a part in R&J |
| Apothecary | The place most people would have gone to get medicine |
| 24 Hours | Longer than Romeo and Juliet knew each other before they were married |
| Tragedy | A drama that ends in catastrophy |
| Aside | When an actor speaks only to the audience and the other characters on stage do not hear |
| Sililoquy | When the actor speaks alone on stage |
| Comedy | A humorous speech, incident or scene that reveals overall emotion |
| Allusion | Hinting to another work |
| Foil | A character who reflects the opposite of a protagonist |
| Tragic Hero | Nobly born characters who often die from their tragic flaw |
| Sonnet | 14 line poem |
| Iambic Pentameter | Lines measure 5 Iambic feet |
