| Term | Definition |
|---|
| comedy | dramatic work with a happy ending |
| tragedy | main character or tragic hero comes to an unhappy end |
| hubris | excessive pride |
| comic relief | following of a serious scene with a lighter, mildly humorous one |
| tragic hero | main character, of importance to society, who has a fatal error in judgment which leads to his /her downfall |
| catharsis | a cleansing of emotions |
| nemesis | one who seeks revenge or retribution |
| catastrophe | tragic resolution |
| tragic flaw | fatal error in judgment or character |
| exposition | sets the tone, setting, characters, previous events and main conflict |
| rising action | series of complications |
| crisis | turning point/ situation will either improve or deteriorate |
| climax | emotional peak; occurs right before the resolution |
| soliloquy | actor is alone on stage telling innermost thoughts to audience |
| aside | private words that a character in a play speaks to the audience or to another character, which are not supposed to be overheard by others onstage. |
| propaganda | deliberate spreading of ideas, facts, allegations to further one's cause or damage someone else's. |
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