Drama Vocab Flashcards
character who stands directly opposed to the protagonist
antagonist
struggle that grows out of the interplay of the two opposing forces in a plot
conflict
the final unraveling of the plot; solution to the mystery, the explanation or the outcome
denouement
character who develops and changes as a result of the plot
dynamic character
writing whose clear intention is to amuse and beguile readers, aims to amuse
escape literature
backround info, given at the first part of the plot and informs audience about everything that’s happened present time
exposition
second half of the dramatic plot, follows the climax,
falling action
arrangement and presentation of events and information in such a way that later events in the work are prepared for and do not come as a surprise to the astute reader
forshadowing
pride or insolence that results in the misfortune of the protagonist
hybris
writers use this to help readers get a ggood sense of what the fwriter is trying to communicate
imagery
literature that has a higher purpose than merely to amise and entertain
interpretive fiction
reality different from appearance
irony
side by side, two characters side by side to illuminate compasisons and contrasts
juxtaposition
compasison between two unlike tings
metaphor
recurrent images, words, objects, and actions that tend to unify work and offer some deeper meaning
motif
