| A | B |
|---|
| A character who makes an error of judgement or has a fatal flaw combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy | Tragic Hero |
| A failing of character in the hero of a tragedy, causes own downfall | Tragic Flaw |
| The leading character of a drama or other literary work | Protagonist |
| The adversary of the hero or protagonist | Antagonist |
| A person who tells a story or gives an account of something | Narrator |
| A character who is an opposite of another character; brings out other character | Foil |
| Statements intended only for the audience to hear | Aside |
| A speech or poem heard by the audience; character is alone on the stage | Soliloquy |
| A play on words; showing different meanings the words can have | Pan |
| A common theme that reoccurs with often inquisitions | Motif |
| A purging or cleaning of emotions | Catharsis |
| The audience knows something the characters don't | Dramatic Irony |
| A long speech or narrative spoken by a character | Monologue |
