Drama Knowledge Builder2

Question 1

Soliloquy

Answer 1

It is a speech that is said by a character, alone on the stage and it reveals their innermost thoughts
E.g. Macbeth” Is this a dagger which I see before me?” Reveals him conflicted about the idea of killing King Duncan

Question 2

Aside

Answer 2

It is a short comment or speech that is for the audience and unheard by the other characters
E.g. Macbeth’s aside, after hearing the witches prophecy showing his ambitious thoughts

Question 3

Prolepsis

Answer 3

It is a flash forward or anticipation of future events
E.g.Lady Macbeth “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts…” which anticipates the murders to come.

Question 4

Antithesis

Answer 4

The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in a balanced structure
E.g. Lady Macbeth’s “Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it” which contrasts appearance and reality.

Question 5

Iambic Pentameter

Answer 5

It is a common meter in Shakespeare’s plays, it consist of lines with ten syllables
E.g. Macbeth: “If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well it were done quickly”

Question 6

Anagnorisis

Answer 6

It is the moment the character realised the critical truth
E.g. They have tied me to a stake” Macbeth once he realises that the witches have deceived him

Question 7

Trochaic Tetrameter

Answer 7

It is a meter with four trochaic feet per line, often used to distinguish supernatural characters.
E.g. The witches’ chant, “Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble”

Question 8

Assertion

Answer 8

It is a confident or forceful statement of fact or belief
E.g. “When you talk, I can’t hear the movie. Please keep it down.”

Question 9

Catharisis

Answer 9

It is the process of releasing strong or suppressed emotions in any form
E.g. Hitting a punching bag

Question 10

Peripeteia

Answer 10

It is the sudden turn of events or unexpected reversal of circumstances
E.g. Cinderella, her peripeteia is when she puts her glass slipper on

Question 11

Anagnorisis

Answer 11

It is the point in a play, movie or story where there is a critical moment of discovery of another character’s true identity
E.g. Romeo and Juliette when Romeo discovers that Juliette is not actually dead.

Question 12

Patricide

Answer 12

It is the act of killing one’s own father

Question 13

Regicide

Answer 13

It is the act of killing one’s own King
E.g. Macbeth killing King Duncan is a regicide

Question 14

Filicide

Answer 14

It is the deliberate act of a parent killing their own child

Question 15

Phatic communication

Answer 15

It is a non verbal or verbal way of communication in a social function