| Term | Definition |
|---|
| chorus | a group of people who serve mainly as commentators on the characters and events. |
| drama | a festival for Dionysus. |
| tragedy | is a dramatic work that presents the downfall of a dignified character who is involved in historically or socially significant events.. |
| dramatic irony | what the chorus and audience knows, but the character(s) do not. |
| tragic flaw | is a defect of character that makes the character remarkable but also causes the downfall of the character. |
| tragic hero | is the protagonist of a tragedy. |
| Plague | disease |
| Prophecy | prediction |
| destiny | future, fate, |
| fate | luck, outcome, chance |
| doom | desaster |
| foreboding | is a sense of evil or danger to come.ominous,sinister. |
| infemy | an evil or criminal act that is publicly known. |
| mercy | pity, compassion, kindness |
| despondent | hopeless |
| agony | suffering, pain, distress |
| bear | stand it |
| Misery | sadness,unhappiness |
| Futile | useless, pointless,vain |
| loath | intensely hated, hated reviled |
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