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28 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Drama
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public performance of a written text
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Dramatic Convention
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define and govern an art from whose essence is to be found in public performances of written text
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Set Description
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design of the set
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Properties
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"props" that figure in the action of the play
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Stage Directions
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indicating movements and gestures made by actors in scenes
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Stage Business
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action on stage without dialogue
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Dialogue
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spoken lines representing conversation
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Catharsis
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viewing a tragedy has a beneficial effect on the audience
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Reversal
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from one state of things within a play to its opposite
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Recognition
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change of ignorance to knowledge
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Subplot
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less important story involving minor characters
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Suspense
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tension when the audience does not know what is about to happen
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Dramatic Irony
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tension when the action is happening
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Hybris
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arrogance or excessive pride
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Soliloquy/Aside
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speech made by a single character on stage alone
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Foil
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minor character with whom a major character sharply contrast
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Confidant
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trusted friend whom the main character speaks frankly and openly to
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Comic Relief
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fools or clowns that relieve tension
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Didactic
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intent of instructing the audience in ethical, religious, or political areas
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Morality Play
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popular drama in the Middle Ages, moral qualities are taught
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Problem Play
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theater used as a forum for serious debate of social issues
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Levels of Diction
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flowery heights to slangy level
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Poetic Meters
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combinations of line lengths and rhythms
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Blank Verse
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unrhymed lines of iambic measure
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Couplet
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song typically at close of scene
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Staging
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elaborate effects
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Box Sets
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resemble in detail interiors of house/ store
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Setting
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particular locales
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