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| drama | a prose or verse composition that is intended to be acted out |
| integrity | quality of being ethically or morally upright |
| mediate | to settle differences between two individuals or groups |
| restrain | to hold back or control |
| trigger | to set off a chain of events |
| tragedy | a work in which the main character comes to an unhappy end |
| tragedy | a drama in which a series of actions leads to the downfall of the main character, called the tragic hero |
| tragic hero | the main character in a tragedy and has a tragic flaw |
| tragic flaw | an error in judgment or a character defect |
| dramatic irony | results when the audience knows more that one or more of the characters |
| soliloquy | a speech given by a character alone on stage, used to reveal his or her private thoughts and feelings |
| aside | a character's remark, either to the audience or to another character, that no one else on stage is supposed to hear |
| catastrophe | a disastrous final outcome |
| blank verse | unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter |
| catharsis | a cleansing; the unfolding of the tragedy produces this |
| hubris | excessive pride that leads the tragic hero to challenge the gods |
| conflict | a disagreement between two or more people or characters |
| comic relief | a light, mildly humorous scene preceding or following a serios one |
| acts and scenes | a play is divided into these |
| dialogue | conversation between characters |
| verse drama | a play in which the dialogue consists almost entirely of poetry with a fixed pattern of rhythm, or meter |
| iambic pentameter | a line of poetry which contains 5 iambs which are 10 syllables (unstressed/stressed) |
| stage directions | it specifies the setting (time and place) and how the characters should behave and speak |
| antagonist | the person or force who is in conflict with the hero or main character |
| foreshadowing | hints or clues to suggest what events will occur later in a work |
| comedy | a dramatic work with a happy ending |
