Shakespearean Drama Terms

3. A protagonist with a fatal flaw (hamartia) whose downfall evokes pity and fear in the audience.
6. A short line spoken by an actor directly to the audience, unheard by other characters on stage.
10. The consequences of the climax unfold.
12. Indirect reference to a famous person, place, or event.
16. Introduction of characters, setting, and initial conflict.
18. A line of ten syllables, with alternating unstressed and stressed beats.
19. Hints about future events.
21. The tragic conclusion or final outcome.

1. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words (e.g., "Peter Piper picked...").
2. A long speech where a character speaks their thoughts aloud, revealing inner feelings to the audience.
4. Unrhymed poetry, usually in iambic pentameter, common in Shakespeare's serious works.
5. A play on words with multiple meanings or similar-sounding words for humorous effect.
7. When the audience knows crucial information that the characters on stage do not.
8. A character whose contrasting traits highlight the qualities of another character.
9. The development of conflicts, building tension.
11. Two consecutive rhyming lines, often ending a scene or speech.
13. A main character's fatal flaw.
14. Comparison without using "like" or "as"
15. The turning point after which events are irreversible.
17. Comparison using "like" or "as"
20. Juxtaposing contradictory terms (e.g., "loving hate").