English MacBeth voacb Flashcards
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Tragic (or fatal) flaw
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The trait which leads to the hero’s downfall
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Tragedy
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One of the three types of dramas (plays) where the main character dies by the end
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Heroic couplet
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2 rhyming lines at the end of a Shakespearean sonnet that reveal the poems theme or foreshadow death
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Aside
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A device in drama where a character makes a short speech which is heard by the audience but not other members on stage
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Soliloquy
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A dramatic monologue said by a character who is alone onstage that represents a series of unspoken thoughts/reflections
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Dramatic irony
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When the audience knows something the characters do not
