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| An imitation of action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish a release of emotional tension. It makes the audience pity the characters and fear the consequences that the characters face. |
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| A protagonist with four major characteristics: goodness (a moral code), superiority (economic, social, or political), tragic flaw (leads to downfall), and the eventual realization that his decisions or actions have led to his downfall. He is made to suffer immensely or die. |
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| A literary device that involves an outcome opposite to what we would normally expect. |
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| Something that is said that is the opposite of what is meant. |
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| An outcome of a situation that is the opposite of what we would normally expect. |
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| When the audience has knowledge that the characters don't. |
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| The Greek philosopher who defined what a tragedy and a tragic hero are. |
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| A period from 1950 to 1954, where people who were suspected to be Communists were subject to aggressive investigations. Arthur Miller was one of the people who was blacklisted. |
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| Time Period of The Crucible |
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