Goetz A1 Shakespearean Drama

Is the protagonist, or central character, and usually fails or dies because of a character flaw or cruel twist of fate.

• antagonist

• foil

• tragic hero

• main character

a force against the protagonist that can be another character, a group of characters, or something nonhuman, such as nature or society.

• antagonist

• foil

• tragic hero

• main character

A character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply with those of another character, highlighting both characters' traits.

• antagonist

• foil

• tragic hero

• main character

A speech given by a character alone on stage that lets the audience know what the character is thinking or feeling.

• soliloquy

• aside

• dramatic irony

• comic relief

A character's remark, either to the audience or to another character, that others on stage do not hear and reveals the character's private thoughts.

• soliloquy

• aside

• dramatic irony

• comic relief

When the audience knows more than the characters which helps build suspense.

• soliloquy

• aside

• dramatic irony

• comic relief

A humorous scene or speech intended to lighten the mood and serves to heighten the seriousness of the main action by contrast.

• soliloquy

• aside

• dramatic irony

• comic relief

A form of poetry that most resembles natural speech.

• blank verse

• iambic pentameter

A type of meter that has five unstressed syllables, each followed by a stressed syllable.

• blank verse

• iambic pentameter