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ELAGSE9-10L6
Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the
college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension
or expression.
Drama Notes
2. The tragic hero is usually someone born into a noble family and who may have great influence on society.
3. This character usually has one or more fatal flaws--a weakness or a serious error in judgment-- that leads to his or her downfall
(usually death)
4. Comic relief is a humorous scene, incident, or speech. The purpose of comic relief is usually present in a tragedy to relieve the
overall emotional tension. By providing contrast, comic relief helps the audience to absorb the earlier events of the plot and
get ready for the ones to come.
5. A foil is a character whose personality or attitudes are in sharp contrast to those of another character in the same work.
6. The purpose of a foil is to highlight the other characters traits or attitude. This also helps the behavior of one character is made
clearer when it is sharply contrasted
7. Suspended disbelief refers to the willingness of a person to accept as true the premises of a work of fiction, even if they are
fantastic or impossible. The audience agrees to suspend their judgment for a little while in exchange for the promise of
entertainment.
8. Dialogue--the lines spoken by characters
9. Monologue is a long, uninterrupted speech by one character spoken in front of and heard by the other characters.
10. A soliloquy is a dramatic monologue where a character reveals his or her inner feelings. The purpose of a soliloquy is to let the
audience know what the character is thinking. It is a way for the audience to overhear the characters thoughts.
11. An aside is a remark or comment a character makes to the audience or another character, which is not intended for some or all
the other characters to hear. Its purpose is to reveal the characters private thoughts.
12. A stage direction usually indicates when an aside is being made. Asides are usually made to the audience unless the stage
directions state otherwise.
13. Dramatic irony is a situation in which the audience knows more than the character onstage. A character does or says something
of greater importance than he or she knows. The audience, however, is aware of the meaning and importance of the act or
speech.
14. Unlike other literary genres, dramatic literature requires that some direction be given to the characters (actors). These stage
directions might include how and where to move onstage. These directions are written in italics and included in [brackets] in
the text of the play.
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Drama Notes