Shakespeare Terminology Flashcards
Trumpet call often to battle
Alarum
error in chronology; person or event is misplaced in regard to other persons or events
Anachronism
Those who oppose the protagonist
Antagonists
short speech in the presence of others, heard only by the audience
Aside
unrhymed iambic pentameter often used in drama
Blank verse
comedic break in serious action when the tension is high
Comic Relief
situation in which the audience realizes something that a character does not
Dramatic irony
fanfare to announce royalty
Flourish
one who illuminates another through contrast
Foil
- two rhymed lines of iambic pentameter
Heroic couplet
fixed pattern of meter in which the lines contain five unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable
Iambic pentameter
just punishment, justice
Nemesis
quality in the arts that arouses the viewer’s sympathy
Pathos
central character in a literary/dramatic work
Protagonist
the use of language and sound to appeal to the audience’s emotions and make the speech more convincing
Rhetorical devices
a long speech delivered by an actor alone on stage; the character is thinking out loud
Soliloquy
literary work in which the protagonist meets an unhappy or disastrous end
Tragedy
aspect of character’s personality which prevents him from averting tragedy
Tragic Flaw
quality of enduring significance; Shakespeare’s works are considered universal in their treatment of the human condition
Universality
Characteristics of a Tragic Hero
- Capable of greatness
- Has a tragic flaw
- Fate and circumstances work against him.
- Has a moment of choice but because of his tragic flaw and fate and circumstances working against him, he makes the wrong choice.
character says one thing but means something else
Verbal Irony
