Greek Drama (Literature Book Vocab)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 act | a major division of a play; these can contain one or more scenes |
| aside | in a play, a comment made by a character to the audience or another character but not heard by the other characters on stage; they reveal what a character is thinking or feeling |
| blank verse | poetry or lines of dramatic verse written in unrhymed iambic pentameter |
| chorus | in classical greek drama, an actor or group of actors who comment on the main events in the play; they sing and dance |
| choragos | the leader of the chorus |
| comedy | a type of drama that is humorous and typically has a happy ending |
| comic relief | a humorous scene or incident in an otherwise serious or tragic work; it breaks the tension yet emphasizes the unfolding tragedy |
| dialogue | written conversation between characters in a literary work |
| drama | literature intended to be performed before an audience by actors on a stage |
| farce | a type of comedy that provokes laughter by placing one-dimensional, or flat, characters in ridiculous situations |
| foil | a character whose traits contrast with those of another character |
| verbal irony | a person says one thing and means another |
| dramatic irony | the audience has important information that characters in a literary work do not have |
| monologue | a long speech or written expression of thoughts by one character in a literary work |
| props | theater slang for objects and elements of the scenery of a stage play or movie set |
| scene | a subdivision of an act in a play |
| soliloquy | a long speech spoken by a character in a dramatic work, who is typically alone on stage; this speech reveals the private thoughts and emotions of the character |
| stage directions | instructions written by the dramatist to describe the appearance and actions of characters, as well as the sets, props, costumes, sound effects, and lighting for a play |
| tragedy | a play in which a main character suffers a downfall |
| tragic flaw | a weakness within the main character |
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