conversation between two or more characters

a long, uninterrupted speech by one character to which other characters listen

a brief comment made by one character that is not meant to be heard by other characters

when the reader or audience is aware of an important truth that a character does not know

a work in which the main character comes to an unhappy end, usually death and/or destruction

instructions in the text of the play, provides instructions for putting on the play

a longer speech in which a character reveals true thoughts or feelings, unheard by other characters

writing performed by actors playing the characters

the protagonist in a tragedy, experiences a tragic downfall

a weakness that results in the tragic hero’s downfall

the reasons behind a character’s actions

a general insight a work provides; the lesson, moral, or message that writer communicates

unrhymed iambic pentameter

the way a writer reveals information about a character (direct or indirect)

a rhythmic pattern of five iambs (one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable)