Drama terminology

Terminology List

Unity of Place - All action should take place in one setting

Unity of Time - Should span a day maximum

Unity of Action - Main action with no subplots

Hubris - Excessive pride

Hamartia - Fatal Flaw

Protagonist - main character, often tragic hero, one we root for

Antagonist - embodies bad qualities, main obstacle to protag, meant to dislike

Dramatic Irony - Audience knows what characters onstage do not

Modern domestic tragedy - tragedy dealing with the breakdown of relationships, set in a modern environment, usually showing aftereffects of society after war or the great depression

Shakespearean tragedy - often ends in death, no happy endings

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