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28 Cards in this Set
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allusion
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A reference to a work of art, music, literature, or a famous person from history.
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antecedent action
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Events that take place before the story starts.
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blank verse
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Verse written in iambic pentameter, but without rhyme.
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catharsis
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Purging or cleansing (release) of emotions.
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comic foil
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A humorous character who, by contrast, helps the audience recognize the distinctive qualities of another character (often the tragic hero).
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dialogue
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The parts of a theatrical script that actors speak aloud on stage.
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dramatic irony
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When there's a difference between what a character thinks to be true and what the audience knows to be true.
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Freytag's pyramid
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A diagram describing plot.
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hamartia
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Miscalculation. Aristotle referred to it as the tendency for a tragic hero to make a serious error in judgment.
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iambic pentameter
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A ten syllable line of poetry consisting of five pairs of syllables known as iambs. Each pair of syllables has the accent on the second syllable.
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stage directions
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Instructions in a script regarding the set, lighting, positioning of the actors onstage, costumes, music, and other elements related to a play's performance.
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tragedy
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A serious literary work (especially a drama) that presents the downfall of its protagonist.
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tragic flaw
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The error, misstep, frailty, or flaw that causes the downfall of a tragic hero.
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tragic hero
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A person neither entirely good nor entirely evil, who is led by some tragic flaw to commit an act that results in suffering and utter defeat.
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'anthology'
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Collection.
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'augmenting'
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Adding to.
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'condensation'
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Summary.
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'doff'
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Remove, cast aside.
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'elaborate'
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Executed with painstaking attention to detail.
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'explosive'
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Violent.
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'fray'
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A fight.
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'idolatry'
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Worship, admiration.
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'pernicious'
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Causing harm.
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'portentous'
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Needlessly heavy, sad.
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'profaners'
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Rude, aggressive people.
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'pummel'
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Hit.
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'sardonic'
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Mocking.
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'supremacy'
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The quality of being the best or strongest.
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