R and J key words Flashcards

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What does tragedy mean?

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A serious drama with an unhappy ending

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2
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Feud

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A long term disagreement or argument

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3
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Tension

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A mental or emotional strian

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4
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Infatuated

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Showing an intense but short - lived person

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5
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Melodramatic

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Exaggerated or over emotional

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Demure

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Acting in a way wich is shy and modest

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7
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Submissive

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Follows rules and orders

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8
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Masquerade

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The wearing of a disguse

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9
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Complicit

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To be involved with others in an activity that’s morally wrong

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10
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Dramatic irony

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Where a writer allows the audience to know or understand something that the characters don’t

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Foreshadowing

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Providing hints that something that’s gonna happen later in the story

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12
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Tyrant

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A cruel ot oppressive ruler

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13
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Woeful

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Showing or causing sorrow or misery

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14
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Pessimistic

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Generally thinking the worst

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15
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Ominous

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Giving the impression that something bad is going to happen

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16
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Callous

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Being insensitive to others

17
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Patriarchy

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A system of sociaty in wich men hold power over women

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Confidant

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A person with whom shares a secret

19
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Audacious

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Willing to take bold risks

20
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Conflicted

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Showing confused feelings

21
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Poignant

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Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

22
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Lament

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To express passionate grief about something

23
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Dramatic irony

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When the writer allows the audience ro know something that the character doesn’t

24
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Pathos

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A technic used to create an emotional response