Drama Terminology for Hamlet

when a character is alone on stage and tells us how they feel or what they are thinking

• aside

• soliloquy

• tragedy

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

a reference to another piece of literature or a current or historical event

• allusion

• aside

• dramatic irony

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

the villain or bad guy

• protagonist

• tragic hero

• antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

when a character is not alone on stage, but the others can't hear what is being said. Usually the character is making a remark about another character

• verbal irony

• aside

• dramatic irony

• soliloquy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

characters who are opposite in actions and thoughts from one another

• antagonist

• situational irony

• protagonist

• foil

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

saying one thing but meaning another

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• tragic irony

• situational irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

main character and good guy

• tragic hero/antagonist

• foil

• tragic hero/protagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

when an author uses a humorous scene to prepare you for something bad that's coming, or to help you overcome something bad that has just happened

• dramatic irony

• allusion

• comic relief

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

when the audience knows something the characters don't know

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

the protagonist in a tragedy

• tragic hero

• antagonist

• comic relief

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4