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Literature-Notes Chapter 14

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show A release of the emotions of pity and fear  
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Suspension of disbelief is defined as which of the following?   show
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show A foil  
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Which of the following are the two main methods of characterization in drama?   show
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show Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, dénouement  
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show The character directy opposed to the protagonist. a rival, opponent, or enemy of the protagonist  
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show a protagonist of a modern play or novel who has the converse of most of the traditional attributes of the hero  
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show a dramatic convention by which an actor directly addresses the audience but is not supposed to be heard by the other actors on the stage  
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show a major division of a drama. the major parts of ancient Greek plays distinguised by the appearance of the chorus, generally fell, as Aristotle implies into five parts  
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Characterization   show
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Climax   show
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Conflict   show
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show as being "through pity and fear effecting the proper purgation of these emotions' but he does not explain what "proper purgation" means. In his time it had both a medical and a religious signification.  
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Deus ex Machina   show
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Denounement   show
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Exposition   show
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show literally, a "leaf" of bright metal placed under a jewel to increase its brilliance  
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show the central character in a work. the character who is the focus of interest.  
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Itamartia   show
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show the reasons, justifications, and explanations for the action of a character. it results from combination of the character's moral nature with the circumstances in which the charater is placed  
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Monolgue   show
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show the presentation of material in a work in such a way that later events are prepared for it can result from the establishment of a mood or atmosphere  
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Falling Action   show
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show the chief character in work. the word was origianlly applied to the "first" actor in early Greek drama.  
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Pantomime   show
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Rising Action   show
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Reversal   show
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Stock Character   show
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show a speech delivered while the speaker is alone, calculated to inform the audience of what is passing in the character's mind  
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Suspense   show
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Scene   show
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Suspension of disbelief   show
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