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22 Cards in this Set
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comment by a character to the audience that reveals his or her inner thoughts and is not supposed to be heard by the other characters
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aside
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the final event of the dramatic action in a tragedy
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catastrophe
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a turning point in the plot after which the situation for the main character will either improve or grow worse
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climax - sometimes called the crisis
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a lighthearted play that ends happily
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comedy
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a humorous incident that appears in a serious play to relieve emotional intensity
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comic relief
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struggle between two opposing forces that provides interest and suspense in a drama
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conflict
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the lines spoken by the characters
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dialogue
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a form of literature using a script, stage direction, character parts, and division into acts
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drama
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when the audience knows something a character has not yet realized, or one character knows something others do not
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dramatic irony
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events that precede the play's main action; dialogue sometimes recounts events that occurred earlier
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flashback
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a character whose personality traits contrast sharply with the traits of another character
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foil
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a line or an event in a play that gives a clue about what is going to happen later
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foreshadowing
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a play set in the past, usually about royalty and the struggle for power
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history play
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contrast between the expected outcome of a situation and the actual outcome
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irony
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an extended speech by a single character
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monologue
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the reasons why characters behave the way they do
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motivation
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a brief drama within the play that reflects on the larger play
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play within a play
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a speech by a single character on stage who reveals his or her thoughts to the audience
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soliloquy
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a serious play with a disastrous ending
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tragedy
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a trait that will eventually bring about a character's downfall
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tragic flaw
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a privileged, exalted character of high repute, who, by virtue of a tragic flaw and fate, suffers a fall from glory into suffering
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tragic hero
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discrepancy between what a character says and what he or she means
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verbal irony
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