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| A story acted out on a stage |
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| A story that is written to be acted out for an audience |
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| The presentation of serious and important actions that end unhappily. |
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The central character or noble figure who has a personal failing that leads
to his or her downfall. |
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Imperfections that lead the otherwise noble character to make choices
that doom him or her to a tragic end. |
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| A play that ends happily. |
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| Where a play is performed. |
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| Specific location on the stage for a play |
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| Actors’ dress on stage. |
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| Portable items on a stage |
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| Conversation between 2 or more characters. |
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| A long speech said by one character to one or more characters on stage. |
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A speech by a character who is alone on stage speaking to him/herself or to
the audience. |
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| A character speaks to the audience or another character and is not supposed to be heard by other characters. |
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| Directions for the movement of characters. |
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| The playwright concentrates on largely ridiculous situations |
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A fixed prejudicial idea about a group of people that is offensive or
hurtful. |
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| Shakespeare: The Wooden O |
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| Un-rhymed iambic pentameter. |
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| Shakespeare: Iambic Meter |
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| Each unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable. |
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| Shakespeare: Iambic Pentameter |
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| Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme. |
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| Shakespeare: Act I Exposition |
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| Shakespeare: Rising Action |
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A series of complications that occur as the main characters take
action to resolve their problems. |
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| Shakespeare: Act III: Crisis/Turning Point |
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The moment when a choice(s) are made by the made
characters that determine the direction of the action: upward to a happy ending
(comedy) or downward (tragedy) |
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| Shakespeare: Act IV: Falling Action |
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Events that result from the actions at the turning point. These
events usually lock the characters into deeper disaster. |
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| Shakespeare: Act V: Climax and Resolution |
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The death of the main characters-Any loose parts of the
plot are tied up. |
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