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Act main division of drama Scene a small unit of a play in which there is no shift in location or time Dialogue conversation between the characters in a play Tragedy a play that results in the downfall (usually death) of the main character. Theme important central idea in the play Motivation reasons for characters' beliefs and actions Protagonist the hero or leading character with whom the audience sympathizes Antagonist the character who opposes or competes with the protagonist Irony a contrast between what is and what appears to be Dramatic irony when the audience knows what the characters do not Soliloquy a speech given by a character alone on stage. Its purpose is to let the audience know what the character is feeling and/or thinking Comic relief a humorous scene, incident, or speech that relieves the overall emotional intensity Foil a character whose personality or attitudes are in sharp contrast to those of another character in the same work Aside a character's remark, either to the audience or to another character, that others on stage are not supposed to hear Pun a joke that comes from a play on words Sonnet a lyric poem of 14 lines commonly written in iambic pentameter Tragic Hero The main character in a story who makes a mistake that leads to his/her downfall Situational Irony When an event occurs that contradicts the idea the character had Verbal Irony When there is a misunderstanding in what a character says or does