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Antigone
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English
10th Grade
11/01/2012

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Term
Tragedy
Definition
Drama that reaunts the downfall of a dignified,of a dignifred erior charcactor who is involved in historically or socially significant events.
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Tragic Hero
Definition
a noble, superior character that has a tragic hero that leads to his/her downfall.Twists of fate play a hand in the character's destruction.
- that brings about his/her fall.
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Catastrophe
Definition
-Solves congflict, demanstrates tragic failure and involves death of hero.
-Death of the hero is the single action toward which ENTIRE PLAY BUILDS.
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DIALAGUE
Definition
the words characters speak.
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Drama
Definition
a story performed for an audiene by actors.Drama brings ideas and concepts to life through the words and ctions of actors.
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Scenes
Definition
A section in a play in with all of the events occur in one place at one time.
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Monolague
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A speech in which a character speaks to a silent or absent listener in a moment of deep emotion.
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Solilaquy
Definition
A speech by a character alone on stage, whose words reved what he or she is thinking or felling.
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Aside
Definition
a character makes a brief remark, either to the audience or to another character, that other on stage do not hear.
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tragic flaw,
Definition
passesses a detect
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Expasition
Definition
Gives info about the characters BEFORE the action of the play start.
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Rising Action
Definition
Characters are introduced, and conflict is established.
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Climax
Definition
The main character gains some knowledge about himself,other,or events in the play.
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action
Definition
The action now changes direction due to this knowledge and awareness.
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falling action
Definition
Obvious struggle between good and evil--good losing.
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