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Key Terms to analyse Othello
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- 1denouementThe conclusion of a story, enabling the reader to feel satisfied
- 2malcontentan archetypal character that is dissatisfied with his/her life and world
- 3hubrisGreek Tragedy term -> excessive pride or self-confidence, causing ignored warnings and leading to a character's demise
- 4asideDramatic technique -> one character speaks to another character where the others on stage cannot hear
- 5pathosExtreme feeling of pity or sadness brought about by art/literature
- 6MachiavelA villainous character in Jacobean/Elizabethan drama who is scheming, manipulative and a liar
- 7blank verseUnrhymed iambic pentameter (a line of five iambs; one stressed, one unstressed). Conveys intensity of character's thoughts.
- 8Jacobean DramaPlays written during the reign of King James (1603-1625)
- 9CatharsisA term in Greek Tragedy to describe the process of purging pent-up anxiety by bringing it to the surface
- 10SoliloquyDramatic Technique -> character speaks aloud their innermost thoughts out to the audience
- 11ChorusGroup of characters in Greek tragedies who represent the ordinary people. They comment on events but don't take part
- 12Dramatic IronyAudience knows more than the characters on stage
- 13TragedyDrama that focuses on the downfall of powerful figures and the suffering that goes along with it.
- 14CatalystA thing/person that brings about an important event
- 15HamartiaA term from Greek Tragedy meaning the tragic flaw of the protagonist
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- A level English (Othello) Flashcards on Key Terms to analyse Othello, created by Ariana Parr on 15/06/2021.
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