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amphitheater
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design of classical Greek theaters, consisting of a stage area surrounded by a semicircle of tiered seats
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comedy
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type of dramatic work intended primarily to entertain and amuse an audience
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dramatic irony
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a plot device in which a character holds a position or has an expectation that is reversed or fulfilled in a way that the character did not expect, but the audience anticipates because of other information
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dramatist personae
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a list of characters that appears either in the play's program or at the top of the first page of the written play
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farce
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a play characterized by broad humor, wild antics, and often slapstick, pratfalls, or other physical humors
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hubris
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excessive pride or self-confidence
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satire
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a literary work that holds up human failings to ridicule and censure
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set
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the design, decoration, and scenery of the stage during a play
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skene
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a low building in the back of the stage in classical Greek theaters. It represented the palace or temple in front of which the action took place
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soliloquy
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a monologue in which the character in a play is alone and speaking only to him or herself
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chorus
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is classical Greek plays, a group of actors who commented on and described the action of a play
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tragedy
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a tragedy in which a character is brought to a disastrous end, often protagonists's downfall is a direct result of a fatal flaw in his or her character
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motif
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a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition
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orchestra
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a classical Greek theater, a semicircular area used mostly for dance by the chorus
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