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| designed to be performed by actors and actresses before a live audience |
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| the main character in a conflict |
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| has only one or two personality traits and can be summed up in a single phrase |
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| are complex and have many different traits |
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| does not change much in the course of the story |
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| changes in some important way as a result of the story's action |
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| character who serves as a contrast to another character |
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| poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter |
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| reversal of normal word order of a sentence or line |
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| conversation or speeches between two or more characters; reveal characterization, theme and plot structure |
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| long speech in which a character who is alone on stage expressing private thoughts or feelings |
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| a long speech in a play or story, delivered by a single person in the presence of one or more other characters |
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| a speaker says one thing but means the opposite |
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| occurs when the reader or audience knows something important that a character does not |
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| the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot |
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| event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period |
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| (1) a remark on stage meant to be heard by the audience and maybe one other character but no one else (2) reveals a secret plan, feeling, or comment |
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| play on the multiple meanings of a word or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings; creates humor |
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| a word or phrase that can mean more than one thing or be taken two ways (like a pun but not intended for humor) |
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| an agreement between the artist and the audience to accept certain practices or methods even though unrealistic |
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| footnotes that give definitions to special words |
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| play, novel, or other narrative, depicting serious and important events, in which the main character comes to an unhappy ending |
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| has the following characteristics: of noble birth, is well-respected, and has a tragic flaw |
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| a serious character problem that leads to the protagonist's downfall |
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| the purification [to free from undesirable elements; to grow or become pure or clean] or the purgation [to clear of guilt; to make free of something unwanted] of the emotions, s.e. pity or fear, primarily through art |
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| instructions for actors that tell how to act and the way to speak |
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| the character in conflict with the main character |
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| the major verse line used in Shakespeare's plays |
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| when what is expected to happen does not |
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| one of the greatest punsters of all time |
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