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15 Cards in this Set
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Act |
A part of a play, similar to chapters of a novel |
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Aside |
Lines that are said by a character to the audience |
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Cast of characters |
List of characters shown before the play starts |
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Comedy |
A humorous work of drama |
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Dialogue |
Conversation between 2 or more characters |
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Drama |
Piece of writing made to be performed in front of an audience |
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Dramatic Irony |
When the audience/ reader knows something that the characters don't |
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Foil |
A character who is opposite of another character and is used to show a contrast between 2 characters |
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Iambic Pentameter |
A line in a poem that has 5 iambs of two syllables each |
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Monologue |
A lengthy speech said by a character to himself, another character, or to the audience |
Act:chapter::scene: paragraph |
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Scene |
A part of an act into small pieces |
Only the intended person has the aside |
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Soliloquy |
Thoughts said aloud by a character when alone or thinks they're alone |
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Stage Directions |
Italicized comments that show pieces of the setting or using props/ costumes, give more info about a character, or give background info |
1. Historical character 2. Tragic flaw 3. Internal conflict 4. Comic relief |
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Tragedy |
A serious work of drama, which the hero experiences catastrophe or serious misfortune, usually because of his own actions |
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Tragic Hero |
Protagonist with a flaw, (that's fatal), which eventually leads to his demise |
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