Vocabulary

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  • Created on: 02-10-17 09:43
Antithesis
Antithesis is the opposite of something
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Seneca
a Seneca is the creator of the genre
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Ubiquitous
refers to an idea or a feeling which is present everywhere, e.g. corruption
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Patriarchal
refers to a male dominated society
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Soliloquy/soliloquies
refers to Hamlet’s monologues which are directed at the audience
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Retribution
means the same as revenge
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Malcontent
refers to a person disillusioned with the society
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Stichomythia
is when dialogue is used as alternating lines
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Inexorable
describes something which is impossible to stop
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Circumlocutious
is a word for unnecessarily wordy speech
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Louche
can be used to describe something or someone of of questionable taste or morality
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a Seneca is the creator of the genre

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Seneca

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refers to an idea or a feeling which is present everywhere, e.g. corruption

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refers to a male dominated society

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refers to Hamlet’s monologues which are directed at the audience

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