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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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