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Drama

Maddie Moore Drama 10th grade English 38 cards

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  1. 1ProtagonistMain character
  2. 2AntagonistMain character enemy
  3. 3Error with serious consequences in tragedyTragic flaw
  4. 45 parts of a tragedy1 Inevitable No way to stop or change the outcome
    2 universal theme And appeal
    3 emotional
    4 protagonist fails to meet goals and is alienated from society
    5 protagonist is average or better
  5. 5PathosAudiences pity & compassion
  6. 6CatharsisThe sense of release of emotion, or purging of pathos felt by the audience at the completion of a tragic story
  7. 7Parts of a comedy: exaggerationEither physical characteristics (Austin powers teeth) or emotional (melodramatic)
  8. 8Parts of a comedy: incongruitySomething out of place or time or out of character (Austin powers in our time)
  9. 9Parts of a comedy: anticipationLooking forward to a laugh. We know it's going to happen (banana peel)
  10. 10Parts of a comedy: incompletionSomething started but not finished, the audience finishes the thought with laughter
  11. 11Parts of a comedy: ambiguityDouble meaning. Puns(word play)
  12. 12Parts of a comedy: recognitionHidden meanings (lazar wolf & they've talking about two different things
  13. 13Parts of a comedy: violencePhysical violence or action without fear of injury
  14. 14Parts of a comedy: reliefBuilding up pressure and then releasing it.
  15. 15conclusionrevisits main idea, justifies thesis but does not say the exact thing. no new information.
  16. 16DramaA story told through characters played by actors
  17. 17ComedyAn entertainment with a happy ending
  18. 18TragedyA drama that told the story of the fall of a person of high status
  19. 19ActA major division of a play
  20. 20Tragic heroTypically the main character
  21. 21Tragic flawA weakness of personality, that causes them to make unfortunate choices
  22. 22FoilA character who contrasts with a central character in order to highlight each other’s strengths and, more usually, weaknesses
  23. 23Comic reliefWhen playwrights often introduce a humorous character
  24. 24Dialogueconversations between characters in a play.
  25. 25MonologueA long speech made by one character
  26. 26SoliloquyA speech delivered by a character alone on stage that reveals the characters thoughts and feelings
  27. 27AsideA statement made by a character in a play that’s intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters on the stage
  28. 28Stage directionsThe notes provided by the playwright to describe how the play should be presented or performed
  29. 29PunA play on words that involves either two words that sound alike but have different meanings or a word with two or more meanings
  30. 30ParaphraseRestate a passage in your own words
  31. 31PropsObjects that are used in the production of a boy
  32. 32SonnetA 14 line poem, usually in iambic penta meter
  33. 33Dramatic ironyIn which something is known by the reader or audience but not the characters
  34. 34Iambic penta meter10 syllables per line with each line having an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
  35. 35how many actors on stage at a time?never more than 3
  36. 36Two main elements of drama:*plot
    *setting
  37. 37What was the first type of classical drama?Greek drama
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10th grade Drama Flashcards on Drama, created by Maddie Moore on 18/03/2020.
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