Elements Of Shakespeare Flashcards
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A dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate to society, to downfall or destruction
Tragedy
The purging emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through a certain kinds of arts, as tragedy or music
Catharsis
complication or inciting incident. Gets things going. begins with the conflict which will continue the play
Exciting force
Something that introduces, usually unexpectedly, some difficulty, problem, change
Complication
The part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved
Falling Action
The highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something
Climax
Related series of incidents in the literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest
Rising action
A passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication
Allusion
Intended to convey information or explain: a detailed statement or explanation
Exposition
A part of an actor’s lines supposedly not heard by the others on stage and intended only for the audience
Aside
A group of actors or a single actor having a function similar. The part of play performed by such a group or single
Chorus
a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending
Comedy
the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences
Denouement
a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based
Analogy
a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature
Anecdote
- Prologue through Act I Scene III
- street brawl
- intro of Romeo
- intro of Juliet
Exposition
Act I, Scene IV
*romeo’s decision to go to the ball
Exciting Force
Act I, scene v through Act III scene I
- romeo and Juliet meeting at the ball
- romeo meeting Juliet in the orchard
- romeo meeting with the nurse
- romeo meeting with friar Lawrence
- juliet’s discussion with the nurse
- friar Lawrence married the young couple
- death of Mercutio and Tybalt
Rising Action
Act III scene I
*romeo’s banishment
Climax
Act III scene ii through Act V scene iii
- juliet learning of tybalts death
- romeo’s predicament
- capulet decision to marry Paris and Juliet
- Parting of Romeo and Juliet
- friar Lawrence plan
- juliet agreeing to the plan
- romeo misinformation, buys a poison, and goes to Juliet tomb
- explanation of Romeo’s misinformation
Falling Action
Greek: exodus
French: denouement
Concerns the necessary consequences of the hero’s previous actions which is the hero’s death
Catastrophe
Act V scene iii
*death of Romeo and Juliet
Catastrophe
