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Act
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A major division in the action of the play, comprising one or more scenes
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Antagonist
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The most prominent of the characters who oppose the protagonist in a dramatic or narrative work
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Aside
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a short speech or remark spoken by a character in a drama, directed either to the audience or to another character, which by convention is supposed to be inaudible to the other characters on stage
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Catastrophe
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the final resolution or denouement of the plot in a tragedy, usually involving the death of the protagonist
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Catharsis
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A purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions, especially pity and fear, described by Aristotle as an effect of tragic drama on its audience
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Character
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any of the persons involved in a story (sense 1). The distinguishing moral qualities and personal traits of a ______ (sense 2)
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