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22 Cards in this Set
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antagonists
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individual circumstance situation out to stop the actions of the protagonist
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protagonist
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main character
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foil
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a character helps define other characters
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dramatic irony
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when the audience has provided more knowledge than the actual play
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motivation
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reasons a character acts
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mood
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atmosphere of a play
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tone
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the attitude of the author
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foreshadowing
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hints of future events
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tragic hero
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defined as a man of high renown who through some character flaw brings himself down
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verisimilitude
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appearance or similarity of reality
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dramatic question
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question or feelings of uncertainty a reader feels early in a play, sometimes posed as a question
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dramatic situation
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when a person is involved in a conflict
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setting
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the time and place of the action
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inference
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a conclusion drawn by the audience
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plot
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a sequence of events
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exposition
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the conflict characters amd setting introduce
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rising action
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additional events and or complications
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crisis
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a point of tension when a major change of the plot
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falling action
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further complications as a result of the crisis
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dramatic climax
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a point of greatest action
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denouement
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outcome of the sequence of events
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resolution
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the overall conflict is concluded
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