Drama

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Plot

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Plan of main story of a drama; Structure of important events that occur during the course of the play.

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Point of Attack

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The moment in the plot when the chain of events of the drama is set in motion that leads eventually to the crisis and resolution.

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Protagonist

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Main Character

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Resolution

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ending point of a story, whihc contains the final solution of the resolution

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Satire

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A genre of drama that uses comedy to expose social and political ills.

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Setting

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Time and place of a story; contributes to mood and reflects the psychology of the characters.

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Subtext

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The underline messagecommunicated when characters express one idea but are really thinking or feeling something else.

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Symbol

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an object that represents something else; a real object that stands for something else

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Theme

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Any universal topic represented in a drama that gives it structure or focus.

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Tragic Flaw

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An element of the tragic hero's character that contributes to his or her downfall

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Tragic Hero

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The main character in a transity who becomes caught in a dramatic conflict that leads to his or her own ruin or death.