Definitions

Question 1

Tragedy

Answer 1

A form of theatre when the protagonist is in a great disaster.

Question 2

Tragic protagonists

Answer 2

A hero typically with heroic traits in a tragedy

Question 3

antagonist

Answer 3

The opposition of the protagonist (the main character)

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extended metaphor

Answer 4

A version of metaphor that takes up many lines

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soliloquy

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When a character speaks their thoughts out loud

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aside

Answer 6

A remark in the play that is purposely said out loud that is only to be heard from the audience

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hubris

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Hubris is when somebody is overconfident about themselves

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hamartia

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A great mistake that leads to a dilema for the protagonist to fix or overcome

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catharsis

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Catharsis is the process of recognising which could cause intense emotions or relief

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dramatic irony

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Dramatic irony is when the audience or reader are let into more information about the situation than the character has.

Question 11

monologue

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This is when a certain (singular) character says their speach which goes on for mabye a paragraph

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unrequited love

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It’s when one person is strongly attracted to another but the ‘other’ doesn’t love them back the same way

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courtly love

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A courtly love is love between a chival knight/prince and (usually) a married woman

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Volatile

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When something is Volatile, it is something tense and serious that is gradually getting worse

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emotional

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When someone is emotional, they are feeling an intense feeling/ emotion about something

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impetuous

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Acting that is done carelessly or forcefully

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machismo

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This is a great, tough prode in masculinity

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antithesis

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When something is antithesis it is the complete opposite of another (in a contrast to something else)

Question 19

iambic pentameter

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It’s a form of verse that consists of an unstressed syllable with a consecutive stressed syllable

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sonnet

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A fourteen line poem often with ten syllables for every line

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shared lines

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Lines in iambic verse that are said by two or more characters together often used to show a conection between the two

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rhyming couplets

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A pair of consecutive rhyming lines whoch are typically the same length

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protagonist

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The main character in the play which is against the antagonist

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prose

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A written or spoken, basic language

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verse

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A form of writing with a rhythm to it

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Fate

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The destiny of someone’s life

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Free Will

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To have the power of acting without consequence

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Honour

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The status of somone given to them from their profession or respect offered to them

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Society

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A community of people

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Patriarchy

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A system of society when the male have power over the woman

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Primogeniture

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The right of being the first born son

Question 32

Feud

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A disagreement or fight