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| arrangement of characters on stage from moment to moment |
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| a group of characters who comment upon the action of the play but do not take part in it. |
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| change from ignorance to knowledge by protagonist which brings about change of fortune |
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| a feeling of pity and fear evoked witnessing, as a spectator, the fall of the tragic hero |
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| emotional release of pity and fear experienced by the spectator over fate of hero |
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| a single action with beginning, middle and end within which what happens is closely connected |
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| dialogue at beginning of play which includes background info on characters and situations |
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| pronunciation, pitch, rhythm and volume of how actors deliver lines of their characters. |
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| post-expository dialogue where characters explore what took place before the time of play |
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| incidents go contrary to expectations; a major change in a character's fate |
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| lines spoken by a character to him or herself which reveal thoughts or feelings |
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| sights & sounds of performance by means of which the play's imaginary world is brought to life |
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| dramatization of protagonist's reversal of fortune brought about by error in judgment and/or mistaken actions |
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