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| A major division in the action of the play, comprising one or more scenes. A break between acts often coincides with a point at which the plot jumps ahead in time |
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| The most prominent of the characters who oppose the protagonist or heroine in a dramatic or narrative work. Often a villain seeking to frustrate a heroine or hero |
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| A short speech or remark spoken by a character in a drama, directed either to the audience or to another character which by convention is supposed to be inaudible to other characters on stage |
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| the final resolution or denouement of the plot in a tragedy, usually involving the death of the protagonist |
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| purging; release; holding nothing back and getting it all out |
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| any of the persons involved in a story, the distinguishing moral qualities and personal traits of a character |
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| a character whose character is summed up in one or two traits |
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| a character whose character is complet and many- sided |
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| a stereotyped character: one whose nature is familiar to us from prototypes in previous fiction |
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| a character that is changed by the actions in which he or she is involved |
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| A character that remains unchanged or little changed throughout the course of the story |
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| the turning point or high point in a plot's action |
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| the interruption of a serious work, especially a tragedy, by a short humorous episode that relieves emotional tension |
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| a clash of actions, desires, ideas, or goals in the plot of a story |
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| A decisive point in the plot of a play or story, upon which the outcome of the remaining action depends, and which ultimately precipitates the catastrophoe or denouement |
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| the portion of a plot that reveals the final outcome of its conflicts or the solution of its mysteries |
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| the resolution of a plot by use of a higly improbable chance, coincidence or artificial device that solves many difficult problem or crisis |
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| a concluding section of any written work during which teh characters' subsequent fates are briefly outlined |
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| the setting forth of a systematic explanation of an argument about any subject; or the opening part of a play or story, in which we are introduced to the characers and their situation, often by reference to preceding events |
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| the segment of the plot that comes between the climax and the conclusion |
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| a character whose qualities or actions serve to emphasize those of the protagonist (or of some other character) by providing a strong contrast with them |
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| the pitfall that a character steps into that destorys them for the rest of the play |
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| the main character in a narrative or dramatic work |
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| the technique of beginning a story in the middle of the action |
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| an extended speech uttered by one speaker, either to others or as if alone |
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| is uncomprehending (child, simple-minded adult) who narrates the story without realizing it's true implications |
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| keeps interrupting the narrative to address the reader |
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| the careful arrangement by an author of incidents in a narrative to achieve a desired effect |
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| an introductory section of a literary work or an introductory speech in a play |
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| the central character in a story |
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| the part of a plot that leads through a series of events of increasing interest and power to the climax or turing point |
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| a subdivision of an act or of a play not divided into acts |
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| a dramatic speech uttered by one character speaking aloud while alone on stage, or while under the impression of being alone |
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| the information provided in addition to the dialogue to help a reader visualize the setting, characters, and action |
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| a type of drama in which the protagonist, a person of unusual moral or intellectual stature or outstanding abilities, suffers a fall in fortune due to some error of judgment or flaw in his or her nature |
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| the defect of character that brings about the protagonist's downfall in a tragedy |
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| the point in the plot where the protagonist's situation changes for the better or the worse; after this the action begins its movement toward a final resolution |
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| the principal evil character in a play or story, can be the protagonist |
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| the general locale, time in histroy, or social milieu in which the action fo a literary work takes place |
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