MSND Vocab. List # 1

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lament

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To be regretted or pitied; to feel sorry for oneself.

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tragedy

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Drama which recounts the fall of an individual; nothing goes right.

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drama

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Literature primarily designed to be performed by actors to an audience.

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farce

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A ridiculous or empty display.

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Shakespeare

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A poet and playwright born in 1564; he wrote 38 plays.

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empathy

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The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

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sympathy

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Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.

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soliloquy

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An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when alone.

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imagery

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Visually descriptive or figurative language.

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tapestry

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A piece of fabric with pictures or designs woven into it.