Karteikarten
Dramatic Terminology
Karten in diesem Stapel (51)
- 1CATHARSISPurging or cleansing of the emotions as a result of watching a tragedy
- 2HUBRISExcessive pride, arrogance, self-regard. Hubris can cause HAMARTIA
- 3PROTAGONISTThe main character in a play
- 4PITY AND FEAREmotions aroused in the audience as a result of watching the protagonist’s suffering. They feel fear that such events could happen to them and pity for the tragic figure.
- 5HAMARTIAError of judgement made by protagonist which leads to final catastrophe
- 6PERIPETEIAA reversal of fortune
- 7ANAGNORISISRecognition - where the protagonist recognises/discovers the truth of his (or her) situation, leading to a reversal of fortune (PERIPETEIA)
- 8DRAMATIC IRONYWhen the audience knows things that the characters on stage do not.
- 9HYPERMETRIC LINEWhen a line of verse is too long - one or more syllables in addition to those usually found in line of verse (SCANSION)
- 10EXPOSITIONBackground information (on, for example, characters, events and settings) to explain the unfolding events
- 11ANAPHORAWhere a word or phrase is repeated at the BEGINNING of successive phrases
- 12EPIPHORAWhere a word or phrase is repeated at the END of successive phrases
- 13IAMBIC PENTAMETERPoetry with 10 syllables per line and 5 stressed beats: di dum, di dum, di dum, di dum, di dum
- 14BLANK VERSENon-rhyming verse, written in iambic pentameter. Each line begins with a capital letter
- 15PROXEMICSThe spatial relationships between actors / characters on stage
- 16APOSTROPHEWhen a writer addresses an imaginary person, concept, non-human figure, a dead character and so on
- 17ANTAGONISTA character or group of characters who stand in opposition to the protagonist - thus creating dramatic conflict
- 18SOLILOQUYA speech which reveals the character’s inner thoughts to the audience without acknowledging other characters
- 19CLIMAXThe point in a narrative where the conflict or tension reaches the highest point. Also referred to as a crisis
- 20MALCONTENTA character type who is discontented with and thus rails against the establishment. KING LEAR = EDMOND
- 21MOTIFA recurring symbol, word, idea, image and so on - any recurring element that has symbolic significance
- 22REGISTERThe informality/formality of a character's speech style
- 23PATHOSThe creation of feelings of pity/sorrow/sympathy in a play
- 24SUBTEXTThe underlying meaning or intent behind the words
- 25DECLARATIVEA statement
- 26IMPERATIVEA command/order
- 27INTERROGATIVEA question
- 28EXCLAMATIVEAn exclamation
- 29INTERJECTIONA word used to express an (often sudden) expression
- 30UNMITIGATEDDirect, clear, abrupt
- 31MITIGATEDSoftened, hedged
- 32INCITING INCIDENTAn incident that introduces the conflict in a tragedy eg Lear: "Which of you shall say doth love us most"
- 33CATASTROPHEThe death of the protagonist
- 34DENOUEMENTThe outcome or resolution of the play
- 35SEMANTIC FIELDWords that are connected by topic or subject
- 36SHARED LINESWhere the line of iambic pentameter is shared between characters - can indicate harmony or conflict
- 37HALF LINEWhere a character ends a line of iambic pentameter early, leaving a silence in the meter
- 38FIGURATIVE LANGUAGELanguage (such as similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole) which goes beyond the literal meaning of words
- 39PERSONIFICATIONRepresenting inanimate objects as if it were human
- 40PATHETIC FALLACYGiving human qualities to nature
- 41PROLEPSISReferring to a future development as if it has already occured
- 42ANALEPSISReferring to something that happened earlier
- 43FORESHADOWINGHinting at events, actions, or revelations to come - allows the audience to anticipate a characters date
- 44FOREGROUNDINGGiving prominence to something in a text
- 45BINARY OPPOSITIONUnderstanding one idea (eg masculine) because we understand its opposite (feminine)
- 46BATHOSDescent into mundane or trivial language or ideas from more noble or elevated language or ideas
- 47CONNOTATIONAssociations evoked by a word beyond its literal meaning
- 48UNITIESThree principles for tragedy: unity of time, unity of place, unity of action
- 49JACOBEANJames I's reign (1603-1625)
- 50ELIZABETHANElizabeth I's reign (1588-1603)
- 51SYNTAXThe arrangement of words in sentences
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