Hamlet Vocabulary

A dramatic work that presents the downfall of a dignified character who is involved in historically, orally, or socially significant events.

• Tragic Hero

• Tragic Drama

• Epic Poem

• Film

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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

A protagonist who comes to an unhappy end

• Super Hero

• Villain

• Tragic Hero

• The King

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

 A flaw in character that brings about the downfall of the hero of a tragedy.

• Tragic Flaw

• Epic Flaw

• Achilles Heel

• Character Flaw

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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

Events that are set in motion by the tragic hero’s moral weakness, error in judgment, or inability to cope with uncontrollable circumstances

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Tragic Plot

• Tragedy

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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

The result or final outcome of the events, often a catastrophe

• The Finale

• Tragic Resolution

• The Ending

• Tragic Result

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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 speech a character makes while alone to reveal thoughts and feelings

• Solo Conversation

• Third Person

• Poem

• Soliloquy

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A remark a character makes to the audience or to another character but that the others on stage are not supposed to hear

• Aside

• Secret

• Shade

• Whisper

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A statement that seems contradictory but actually reveals an element of truth

• Irony

• Coincidence

• Paradox

• White Lie

The selection of actors

• Crewing

• Acting

• Casting

• Enrolling

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

The scenery, props, and physical location that create the setting for the film

• Staging

• Background

• Decoration

• Set Design

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D