dramatic techniques Flashcards

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1
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When a character speaks their thoughts aloud ​

A

soliloquy

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2
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when the auidence know more than the character

A

dramatic irony

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3
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when a character speaks to the audience

A

aside

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4
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when a group of actors leave the stage

A

exeuent

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5
Q

the meter shakespeare wrote in five meters per line

A

iamadic pentameter

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6
Q

a characers fatal flaw

A

hamartia

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7
Q

arrogance

A

hubris

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8
Q

when a charater discovers their error/flaw

A

anagornisis

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9
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the meotional relaese at the end of a play

A

catharsis

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10
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a character/event that triggers a change in the play

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catalyst

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