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drama
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theatrical plays
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theme
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broad idea of literary work
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symbolism
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something that stands for itself, yet something greater than itself
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plot
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the main events of a play, novel, movie that make up a story
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characterization
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the art of creating a character for a narrative
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conflict
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a struggle between opposing forces in a story
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setting
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the time, place, physical details, and circumstances in which a situation occurs
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soliloquy
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a lengthy speech by one character, usually alone on stage, which reveal his or her inner thoughts; character is sort of thinking aloud
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aside
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a line spoken to another character, usually alone on stage, which reveal his or her inner thoughts
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dramatic irony
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when facts are not known to the characters in a work of literature but are known by the audience
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introduction
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introducing something
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complication
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a circumstance that complicates something; a difficulty
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climax
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most intense, exciting, or important point
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falling action
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events after the climax (or crisis) but before the resolution
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catastrophe
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an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster
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tragic hero
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an admirable figure who, because of one character flaw, falls from a high place and ends up dying by his own hand or by the hand of others
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opportunism
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the practice of using any opportunity available to achieve one's purpose, usually, the opportunist has no concern for what is right or wrong
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fate
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the invisible force or power that is supposed to determine the course of events in human lives
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omens/portents
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things or events regarded as signs of future goof or bad luck
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tribunes
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government officials whose job was to be a protector of the people
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humors
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the particular moods or personality types which medieval medicine believed were caused by body fluids within each person
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monologue
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lone speech by one character to other characters
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idealism
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1. seeing the world in an ideal, or perfect, form rather than as things really exist in life
2. the practice of following one's ideals and beliefs without regard to practical considerations |
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pragmatism
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a method of conducting political affairs by using practical means to meet immediate needs
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1564
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When was Shakespeare born?
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Stratford upon Avon
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Where was Shakespeare born?
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Anne Hathaway
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Who did Shakespeare marry?
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How many children did Shakespeare have?
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The Globe Theater
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What is the name of the theatre Shakespeare help build?
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plays and sonnets
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What did Shakespeare write?
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1616
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What year did Shakespeare die?
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a great chain of being
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How did Shakespeare view life?
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the tragic hero
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What do most of Shakespeare's tragedies focus on?
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couplet
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two lines written together that rhyme
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iambic pentameter
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stressed and unstressed syllables that rhyme
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blank verse
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5 feet in a line, unrhymed, in iambic pentameter
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history and well-known stories
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From where did Shakespeare create, or adapt, his plots?
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