Dramatic Elements

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Drama-a play for theatre, radio, or television

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Drama-a play for theatre, radio, or television

Tragic Hero- character who has a tragic flaw, which leads to his downfall

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Tragedy-play in which the tragic hero is defeated.

People die.

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Tragedy-play in which the tragic hero is defeated.

People die.Comedy- a play in which

everyone lives happily ever after. People get married.

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Dramatic Irony- When the audience knows something some

of the characters do not

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Soliloquy-speech a character gives alone on stage, as if to him/herself,

and the audience discovers the character’s ambitions,

schemes, motivation, Tuesday, April 16, 13

Monologue- a long speech a character gives alone.

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Monologue- a long speech a character gives alone.

Comic relief- joke/humor to ease the tension

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Aside- a brief remark made by a character, intended to be heard by the audience, but not by the characters

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Allusion- a reference to another piece of literature, art, music, history, person,

cultural event…..

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Dynamic Character- Characters whose personality changes

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Dynamic Character- Characters whose personality changesStatic Character-

Characters who do not change

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