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12 Cards in this Set
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Deus ex Machina
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god introduced to resolve plot entanglements
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Anagorisis
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when truth is revealed in true emotional crux or climax of play
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Proskenion
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raised platform for actors
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Skene
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backdrop and doors
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Parados
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broad aisles
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Theatron
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seats for audience
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Stichomythia
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alternated individual lines of verse
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Antilabe
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single verse line is broken up between alternate speakers
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Hamartia
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fatal flaw
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Pathos
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main character is victim of being in a wrong place at wrong time
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Hubris
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excessive pride
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Peripeteia
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a sudden turn of events or unexpected reversal
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