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| The major division of drama |
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| Character directly opposed to the protagonist; rival, opponent |
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| Dramatic Convention by which the actor directly addresses the audience |
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| Conclusion of the play (particularly tragedy); final stage in falling action; unhappy ending |
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| The process by which an unhealthy emotional state produced by an imbalance of feelings is corrected and emotional health restored |
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| Develops or changes as a result of the actions of the plot |
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| Changes a little if at all |
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| Constructed around a single idea or quality |
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| Turning point of the action |
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| Lighter form of drama that aims to amuse |
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| Humorous scene in the course of serious fiction introduced to provide relief from emotional intesity |
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| The struggle that grows out of the interplay of two opposing forces; provides interest, suspense, and tension |
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| The point at which the opposing forces that create conflict interlock in the decisive action on which the plot will turn |
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| "Unknotting", final unraveling of the plot; solution of a mystery; an explanation of outcome |
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| The employment of some unexpected and improbable incident to make things turn out all right |
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| A concluding statement; final remarks of an actor delivered to the audience |
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| Introductory material, which creates the tone, gives the setting, introduces the characters, etc. |
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| Second half or resolution of a dramatic plot; follows the climax |
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| Dramatic piece intended to excite laughter and depending less on plot and character than on improbable situations, the humor arising from gross incongruities, coarse wit, or horse-play |
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| Any person who through contrast underscores the distinctive characteristics of another |
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| The error, frailty, mistaken judgment, or misstep through which the fortunes of the hero of a tragedy are reversed |
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| Central character in a work; character whop is the focus of interest |
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| Overweening pride or insolence that results in the misfortune of the protagonist of a tragedy |
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| Composition giving the discourse of one speaker |
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| Part of a dramatic plot that has to do with the complication of the part of the action; proceeds to climax |
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| Chief character in a work |
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| Causally related series of events in the life of a persons significance, culminating in an unhappy catastrophe, the whole treated with dignity and seriousness |
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| Speech delivered while the speaker is alone; calculated to inform the audience of what is passing in the character's mind |
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| The theory that there is a flaw in the tragic hero that causes his or her downfall |
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| An evil character, potentially or actually guilty of serious crimes, acts in opposition to the hero |
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