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| A division within a play, much like chapters of a novel |
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| Lines that are spoken by a character directly to the audience |
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| A list of characters presented before the action begins |
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| A conversation between two or more characters |
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| A work of literature designed to be performed in front of an audience |
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| A character who is nearly opposite of another character; the purpose of foil (or character foil) is to reveal a stark contrast between the two characters, often the protagonist and antagonist |
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| When the audience or reader knows something that the characters in the story do not know |
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| A line of poetry that contains 5 iambs of two syllables each |
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| A long speech spoken by a character to himself, another character, or to the audience |
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| A division of an act into smaller parts |
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| Thoughts spoken aloud by a character when he/she is alone, or thinks he/she is alone |
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| Italicized comments that identify parts of the setting, the use of props or costumes, give further information about a character, or provide background information |
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| A serious work of drama in which the hero suffers catastrophe or serious misfortune, usually because of his own actions |
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| A protagonist with a fatal flaw which eventually leads to his demise |
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