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aside (v) sililoquy
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aside: ppl on stage
sililoquy: alone on stage |
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catastrophe
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final resolution [denouement] of the plot in a tragedy
usu. involving the death of the protagonist |
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stock character
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stereotyped character
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crisis
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BEFORE DENOUEMENT
decisive point in plot of play |
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deux ex machina
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"god from the machine"
resolution of plot by highly unlikely resolution |
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hamartia (v) tragic flaw:
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hamartia: ACTION chracter does in TRAGEDY that leads to downfall
flaw: LEADS to downfall |
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hubris
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excessive pride
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in media res
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in the middle of things
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narrator:
intrusive naive |
intrusive: interrupts narrator
naive: doesn't get what's really going on |
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turning point
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point in plot where protagonist's situation changes for better/worse
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denouement
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part of plot that reveals final outcomes/solution to mysteries
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