R&J Literary Terms

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Drama with central character's disaster

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Tragedy

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Main character in a tragedy

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Tragic hero

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Characters providing strong contrasts

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Foil

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Long speech by an actor onstage

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Monologue

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An actor alone onstage expressing thoughts

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Soliloquy

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Conversation between characters

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Dialogue

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Character speaks to audience only

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Aside

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Funny scene after dark scene

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Comic relief

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Role providing context in a play

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Chorus

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Audience knows something characters do not

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Dramatic Irony