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12 Cards in this Set
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Character or force opposed to the central character
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Antagonist
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point of greatest tension. when a revelation is experienced
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Climax
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Resolution of the conflict in the plot
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Denouement
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Verbal exchanges between characters
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Dialogue
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Background information--what happened before the play began and how did the characters arrive at their present situation
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Exposition
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Continuing action of the plot, after the climax,
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Falling action
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Imitation of an action; what happens
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Plot
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Central character
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Protagonist
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Increasing tension in the conflict; suspense
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Rising action
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Time, place, scenery, physical elements that appear onstage
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Setting
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a speech a character delivers to him or herself; thinking out loud
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Soliloquy
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Illusion of reality; a true likeness
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Verisimilitude
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