| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Allegory | A narrative in which the characters represent moral qualities |
| Aside | a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience |
| Catastrophe | the action at the end of the tragedy |
| Catharsis | the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, esp. through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music; The purifying of emotions of intense fear and pity **(happens after catastrophe, emotions felt by the audience)** |
| Complication | A confused or intricate relationship of parts |
| Denouement | the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel |
| Dramatic monologue | a poetic form in which a single character, addressing a silent auditor at a critical moment, reveals himself or herself and the dramatic situation (Mercutio) |
| Dramatis personae | a list of the characters preceding the text of a play |
| Foil: | a character who contrasts and parallels the main character of the story |
| Hyperbole | obvious and intentional exaggeration |
| Monologue | a part of a drama in which a single actor speaks alone |
| Pathos | the quality in something that makes people feel pity or sadness |
| Soliloquy | a section of a play or other drama in which a soliloquy is spoken |
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