1. Key Terms Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy

2. Tragedy A story in which the noble main character fails or dies because of a personal flaw or a twist of fate A story about a doctor who worked hard to cure the sick would be a tragedy if ______________________________

3. Tragic Hero The main character of a tragedy Combination of fate and character’s actions contribute to downfall (tragic flaw) Audience can recognize the tragic hero in a play because he or she _______________________________

4. Character Foil A character whose personality contrasts with - and thus highlights - the personality of another character A character foil for a hero who is quiet would be another character who _______________________________

5. Soliloquy A speech in which a character alone on stage “thinks aloud” to himself or herself A character in a play who is secretly in love might give a soliloquy about _______________________________

6. Aside A private remark that a character on stage makes to the audience or to another character but that is not heard by other characters on stage An aside is similar to a soliloquy because ________________________________

7. Protagonist/Antagonist Protagonist: the lead character or hero in a literary work Antagonist: the force that opposes the hero In The Wizard of Oz, the protagonist is ____________and the antagonist is _______________

8. Dramatic Irony A situation in a play in which the audience knows more than the character The audience knew that the letter contained bad news; however, the character thought_________________

9. Comic Relief A humorous scene intended to lighten the mood As the family flees a burning house, a moment of comic relief might occur when the son says, “___________________”

10. Petrarchan Lover A character whose love is unrequited (not given back) ____________ does not requite Romeo’s love.

11. Allusion An indirect reference to another person, event, or story. Shakespeare's plays make allusions to the Bible and Greek Mythology. Saying that someone is a “Scrooge” is an allusion to ___________________

12. Pun A joke that results from multiple meanings of a word. Or a play on words EX: Why can't a pony sing? Because it's a little____________

13. Iambic Pentameter Unrhymed verse in which each line has five unstressed followed by five stressed syllables round Around the pond stood seven willow trees Today we're gonna _______ ________ ______

14. Elizabethan Words to Know thou = you e.g. "Thou wast in the next room." ye = you e.g. "Ye all came forth from the room." thee = you e.g. "I saw thee in the other room." thine or thy = your e.g. "That is thy room." art = are dost = do doth = does 'ere = before hast = have 'tis = it is nay = no 'twas = it was wast = were whence = from where wherefore = why hence = from here oft = often ay = yes yon, yonder = that one there would (he were) = I wish (he were) marry = (a mild swear word) hie = hurry