benumbed 

deprived of sensation; numb 

antipodes 

something that is exact opposite or contrary of another 

mollified 

lessened in intensity; softened 

flat character 

The Road Runner is a flat character because he has no personality; his only goal is to outrun Coyote. 

protagonist 

Batman is the hero and protagonist in the movies that bear his name. 

antagonist 

In some films, The Joker is the antagonist because he challenges Batman’s power. 

foil 

a character who serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities 

monologue 

a long, uninterrupted speech by one character that reveals the character’s feelings 

soliloquy 

a speech made by a character who is alone and speaks private thoughts as if the audience were

not there 

internal conflict 

the problem created when a character wrestles with inner emotions 

vernacular 

the everyday language spoken by a people as distinguished from the literary language 

outline for a script 

revelation 

a dramatic disclosure; something not previously known or realized 

jovial 

marked by good cheer 

vengeance 

infliction of punishment in return for a wrong committed; retribution. 

culture 

the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations 

melancholy 

sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom 

obstinate 

stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; difficult to manage or control 

eloquence 

persuasive, powerful speech 

insatiable 

Impossible to satiate or satisfy 

alliteration 

the repetition of the first sounds of many words in a poem 

imagery 

a description that appeals to one of the five senses. 

personification 

a device in which human characteristics are given to something nonhuman. 

deconstruct 

to break a literary work into parts and examine closely each part