Lesson 12: Monologue, Soliloquy, Aside
1. We will then go over your quizzes from last class.
2. Pick up packet 2 and start filling in the images for
the vocabulary terms
BR: Vocabulary
(adj) next to
My neighbor’s house is
adjacent to ours.
(n) union
An alliance quickly
formed while they were
on the game show.
Adjacent
Alliance
Conjure
Discourse
Doff
(v) to summon Sometimes the teacher
thinks her students
conjure up plans to
make her life
miserable.
(v) to talk or He likes to engage in
communicate lively discourse with his
vistors.
(v) to remove He doffed his cap as he
introduced himself.
BR: Vocabulary
Peril
Procure
(n) danger;
risk
(v) to obtain She managed to procure a
ticket to the concert.
(n) hatred
She answered her accusers
calmly and without rancor.
(v) to keep
It is my hope that you
retain an understanding of
these words for your test!
Rancor
Retain
Woe
You will be in great peril if
you do not step back from
that ledge.
(n) sadness;
grief
The city’s traffic woes are
well-known.
Pre-AP Term Review
With a partner: In Act 1 Scene 5, find 1 example
of each of the following:
1. Allusion
2. Consonance
3. Assonance
4. Enjambment
• Verbally: Explain how each piece of figurative
language enhances the mood or meaning.
Skills: Monologue
A monologue is a _________________ by a
character. Other characters appear on stage
while the person delivering the monologue is
on stage.
Skills: Soliloquy
A soliloquy is a special type of monologue
where the character
____________________________.
Skills: Aside
An aside is a comment made by a character that
is heard by the
____________________________ or another
character but is not heard by
____________________________.
Skills Practice
• Open your books to Page 724 (2.2.1-25)
1) What does the parenthetical citation
mean?
(2.2.1-25)
Skills Practice
• Who is speaking?
• Is this a monologue or a soliloquy? Explain.
• From page 725, write the Act number, scene
number, and line number (correctly
formatted) where an aside is made. Write out
the line spoken as an aside.
Act 2, Ho!
Narrator:
Open books to page 723!
Scenes I and II
Parts today will be:
Benvolio:
Chorus:
Mercutio:
Romeo:
Juliet:
Break it DOWN! (Convince Me)
Okay honestly, what is your opinion SO FAR of the romance you
see between Romeo & Juliet!
In ONLY two paragraphs, write a convincing argument to say
1. This is the greatest love story of all time because__________
(and convince your audience).
2. This is the stupidest love story of all time
because______________ (and convince your audience).
Honors Homework
• Read scenes 3 & 4 tonight!
• Come ready to answer questions over each
scene. Do corresponding packet work.