Shakespearean Tragedy Terms

This is a dramatic work that has a happy ending

• comedy

• tragedy

• history

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This is a work in which the main character comes to an unhappy ending

• comedy

• tragedy

• history

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These types of plays present stories about England's earlier monarchs

• comedy

• tragedy

• history

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A fancy word for the cleansing or releasing of emotions

• catharsis

• hubris

• catastrophe

Excessive pride that leads the tragic hero to challenge the gods (often leads to downfall)

• catharsis

• catastrophe

• hubris

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A group of performers who stand outside the action and comment on the events and characters in the play

• tragic hero

• antagonist

• chorus

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A fatal error in judgment or weakness of character that leads to a character's downfall

• tragic hero

• tragic flaw

• tragedy

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Another word for tragic resolution

• catastrophe

• tragedy

• denouement

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A light, mildly humorous scene following a serious one

• comedy

• comic relief

• puns

A play in which the dialogue consists almost entirely of poetry with a fixed pattern of rhythm or meter

• verse drama

• drama verse

• blank verse

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