Chivalry
Medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code
Idealisation of cavalryman: military bravery, training
Epigram
A little phrase; clever and neat
Epigrammatic
Disingenuous
Long term lying and deceit
Half truths - can’t trust them
Bathos
Build up until humorous climax
Bathetic
Hamartia
Errors of judgement
Tragic flaw in character
Essentialism
The view that categories of people have intrinsically different characteristics, natures or dispositions
Simultaneity
Two scenes following on from each other take place at the same time
Double time
Incongruent time frames
Adds urgency, poignancy and drama in act five
Desis
Tying up
Lusis
Loosening
Reticence
To not say much
Faux-obfuscation
Playing for time
Dilatoriness
Talk around subject - trying to delay
Proverbial phasing
Makes something sound catchier