Basic Vocab

The major division in a play; can be divided into scenes

• act

• scene

• play

• chorus

Lines spoken by only one character

• monologue

• dialogue

• aside

A character or force against which another character struggles

• foil

• protagonist

• antagonist

the main character in the literary work- the one we "root for"

• foil

• protagonist

• antagonist

A secondary character whose situation parallels the main characters

• foil

• protagonist

• antagonist

A character’s main drive or purpose

• motivation

• plot

• hubris

• foreshadowing

The arrogant pride in a character that will ultimately lead to his/her downfall

• motivation

• plot

• hubris

• foreshadowing

Hinting at what is to come –sometimes through an object that becomes important later in the play

• motivation

• plot

• hubris

• foreshadowing

The events in the play

• motivation

• plot

• hubris

• foreshadowing

A group of characters (esp. in a Greek tragedy) who act like narrators and comment on the action without participating

• Chorus

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Ensemble