Week 4

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Archetype

Back 1

A pattern or model of an action, a character type, or an image that recurs consistently enough in life and literature to be considered universal.  

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Aside

Back 2

a short speech or remark spoken by a character in a drama, directed either to the audience or to another character, which by convention is supposed to be inaudible to the other characters on stage.

Front 3

Catastrophe

Back 3

the final resolution or denouement of the plot in a tragedy, usually involving the death of the protagonist.

Front 4

Catharsis

Back 4

the effect of purgation or purification achieved by tragic drama

Front 5

Character

Back 5

any of the persons involved in a story; the distinguishing moral qualities and personal traits of a character

Front 6

Flat character

Back 6

a character whose character is summed up in one or two traits.

Front 7

Round character

Back 7

a character whose character is complex and many-sided.

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Stock character

Back 8

A stereotyped character: one whose nature is familiar to us from prototypes in previous fiction.

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Dynamic character

Back 9

a character that is changed by the actions in which he or she is involved.

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Static character

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a character that remains unchanged or little changed throughout the course of the story.