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27 Cards in this Set
- Front
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thespes
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actors
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Dionysis
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goddess of wine and fertility
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choragos
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leader of the chorus
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trilogy
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three part story
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character foil
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compare and contrast two parallel characters
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personification
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giving a non-human, human-like characters
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simile
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comparison with the words like or as
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metaphor
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comparison with the word is
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theme
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the main idea of the play
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literary analysis
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analyzing specific passages or quotes
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triumvirate
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three man ruling body
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soliloquy
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a monologue with the character revealing thoughts or the next part of the plot
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anachronism
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something that is in the wrong era(the wrong time)
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pun
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words or phrases with multiple meanings
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setting
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place and time-location(props, stage direction, set, costumes)
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eulogy
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funeral speech
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dramatic irony
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knowing something that the character doesn't (it creates tension and makes us anxious)(often it's something bad that's going to happen
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aside
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thoughts, consious, secrets
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sennet
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flourish, or fanfare of trumpets announcing a ceremonial entrance or exit
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exuent
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exit
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alarum
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call to arms by drum or trumpet
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characterization
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details about a character that help us understand him/her better
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tragedy
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heroic characters unhappy endings
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satyr
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the first comedies
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chorus
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conscience
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tragic flaw
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a characteristic about a character that leads to their troubles
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aphorism
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a common, wise phrase or statement
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