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23 Cards in this Set
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Characters
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the people who take part in the action of a literary work - can be classified as round, flat, dynamic, or static
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Conflict
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a struggle between opposing forces that sparks a sequence of events
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Plot
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A sequence of events that involves both characters and a central conflict
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Dialogue
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a conversation between characters that may reveal their traits and advance the action; the character's words
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Acts
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Basic division of a drama - Large divisions in a play
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Scenes
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Division of a drama - Smaller units of division for an Act
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Script
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text of a play that includes dialogue and stage directions
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Stage directions
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notes or instructions telling how the work is to be performed or staged
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Sets
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represent or simulate the place where a scene takes place
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Props
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moveable objects, like a spear, that actors use on stage
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Dramatic Effect
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elements of drama that when combined produce the illusion of reality
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Theme
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a central message about life
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Tragedy
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a work of literature (usually a play) that tells of a catastrophe, a disaster of great misfortune, for the main character - a significant person (king or hero); shows the downfall or death of a tragic hero;
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Tragic Hero
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the main character in a tragedy; is an outstanding person brought low by a tragic flaw
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Tragic Flaw
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a mistaken action or defect in character
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Chorus
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a group of performers who sing, dance, and comment on events
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Shakespearean Tragedy
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a play where the hero has greater free will, power of choice, and reveals more of an inner life. Tragedies stress human greatness in facing inescapable fate.
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Imagery
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descriptive or figurative language used to create pictures for the reader or audience; uses sight, sound, taste, touch, smell, or movement
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Comedy
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a play that ends happily after an amusing series of predicaments; emphasize human faults and weaknesses of society itself
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Dramatic Speech
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dialogue involving conversations between two or more characters that can include a monologue, a soliloquy, or an aside
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Monologue
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a character speaks at length to silent listeners
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Soliloquy
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a character alone on stage reveals private thoughts
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Aside
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a character briefly expresses to the audience private thoughts that the other characters on stage cannot hear
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