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Antigone
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10th Grade
11/06/2012

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characteristic of traged
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called the tragic heros someone who has a lot to lose and is generally considered a good person.
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analyzing traged
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the horrible ending of a tragedy is usually a direct result of the hero's tragic flaw, or a character weakness.
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blending comedy and tragedy
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some traditional dramas contain characteristics of both tragedy had comedy.
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comic relief
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that mean that a drama is neither entirely tragic or comic. a character may experience lass, but end up with hope.
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histories
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a drama based on inportant historical event ot figure.
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drama
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any work meant to ve performed for a an audience, theatrical drama s are meant to be performed live, on a stage.
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elements of drama
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a drama depends on a vompelling plot. conflic and characters different is that all those elements ate developed through dialogue and action, rather than described by a narrator.
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dialogue
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refers to words spoken between two or more characters. many dramas also contain monologue.
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Mologues
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In which a character speaks to other in momeade of deep emotion.
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Soliloques
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In which a character gives a speech alone on stage
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Comedy
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used to refer to a play that has a happy ending.
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Farce
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A play based mostly an jokes and homor is called a farce.
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Tragedy
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the apposite of a comedy . IN stead of ending with wedding or clebration, tragedses and with character often death, or horrible loss.
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