Drama Terms Review

another term for a flaw or error of judgment (relates to tragic flaw)

The conversation of characters in a literary work.

the point at which a character understands his or her situation as it really is

an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements, etc. 

Unrhymed lines in iambic pentameter, 10 syllables in each line is: 

serves as a moment of relief in the midst of tragic dramatic pieces 

archetype; a typical character or situation that represents universal patterns of human nature

A character who suffers a fall from a higher situation into a worse one

A speech given by a character that reveals their inner thoughts/ not heard by other characters

A secondary character whose situation often parallels the protagonist; sheds light on character

theme; the text will have a similar meaning and importance throughout time 

a long speech by a character on stage; other characters can hear the speech

Introductory speech before the first entry of the characters/ performed by chorus 

author's technique of compressing time 

A weakness or limitation of character, resulting in the fall of the tragic hero is: 

when the expected outcome does not happen

a play should have one action; should occur over 24 hours; should exist in one place

a comment that conveys a different meaning than what it may seem to be

a figure of speech; replaces the name of a thing with the name of something closely associated

the use of humor, irony and exaggeration to ridicule or expose vices 

an intensification of the conflict in a play

greek meaning "overturn"; an event minor or tragic that leads to the disastrous conclusion 

Words spoken by an actor on stage, other characters don't hear it, written in stage directions

a written version of the play that includes stage directions, dialogue, character names, etc. 

an emotional release, especially emotions of pity and fear

the rhetorical device of putting contrasting ideas in the same sentence in parallel structure

when the audience knows something that the characters do not

A dramatic work where characters triumph over adverse circumstances, results in a happy end

a specific type of tragic flaw where the character's tragic flaw is excessive pride/arrogance

a section or speech at the end of a text that serves as a comment/conclusion to what happened