| A | B |
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| Exposition | 1rst plot step, introduces background info, characters, conflicts, setting |
| plot | sequence of events, the action, includes conflict |
| climax | 3rd plot step, high point, action changes direction due to insight gained by protagonist |
| protagonist | the main character |
| antagonist | character who acts against the protagonist |
| dialogue | conversations with others wriiten as a play |
| comic relief | emotional relief, a few laughs at clown like characters |
| complication[s] | 2nd plot step, obstacles interfering with the protagonist's goals, conflict develops, suspense increases |
| tragic hero[ine] | protagonist who has a flaw [or makes a mistake] causing a reversal of fortune leading to a tragic incident |
| tragedy | serious play having an unhappy ending brought about by an event of fate |
| irony | the UNEXPECTED; difference between the expected and actual outcome |
| foreshadowing | words that suggest events to come |
| soliloquay or aside | a dramatic monologue when the actor speaks to himself |
| tragic flaw | weakness in personal character leading to his downfall |
| theme | the central, unifying idea; message about life |
| metaphor | implies a comparison betwen 2 dissimilar things |
| simile | compares 2 dissimilar things using "like" or "as" |
| personification | human qualities used to describe something not human |
| oxymoron | word opposites used together to suggest meaning |
| foil | qualities of characters are exaggerated for contrast |
| prologue | an introductory speech in a play |
| hubris | specific tragic flaw in a character |
| conflict | struggle between opposing forces |
| dramatic irony | when the audience knows something the character does NOT know |
| resolution | 4th plot step, conflict ends, events are resolved [solved] at end |
