Shakespearean Tragedy Terms
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8th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A remark that one character makes to the other that others on the stage are not meant to hear that is clarified by a stage direction
tragedy
soliloquy
aside
allusion
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A light, mildly humorous scene before or after a serious one used to cut the tension or intensity of the action
comic relief
dramatic irony
tragedy
character flaw
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The tragic hero usually fails or dies because of this.
comic relief
dramatic irony
character flaw
antagonist
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The main character that comes to an unhappy or miserable end. Generally is a person of importance/nobility and has extraordinary abilities and a tragic flaw that leads to his/her downfall.
tragic hero
antagonist
soliloquy
character flaw
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A speech that a character makes while alone on the stage that gives the audience insight into the character's thoughts and feelings
comic relief
soliloquy
tragedy
antagonist
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A drama that ends in catastrophe for the main characters
soliloquy
comic relief
aside
tragedy
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A situation in a play in which the audience knows something the character does not
character flaw
allusion
dramatic irony
comic relief
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
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