Dramatic terms Flashcards
What does denouement mean?
outcome/ resolution of plot
What does retrospection mean?
talking about events that happened in the past
What does satire mean?
use of sarcasm to show moral weakness of an individual
What does stichomythia mean?
dialogue in which 2 characters speak alternate lines
What does anagnorisis mean?
recognition by Macbeth about the truth of his actions in the plot (e.g. guilt from murdering Duncan)
What does bathos mean?
anti-climatic
What is blank verse?
unrhymed iambic pentameter (used a lot by Shakespeare)
What does catharsis mean?
release of emotions
What is free verse?
varying line lengths of a verse
What does harmartia mean?
error committed by Macbeth that leads to his downfall
What does hubris mean?
excessive pride or self-confidence
What does pathos mean?
feeling of pity or sorrow evoked by a text
What does peripeteia mean?
sudden reversal of fortune
What does perfidious mean?
deceitful and untrustworthy
What does contrite mean?
feeling or expressing remorse or guily
