The English Renaissance
(1485-1625)
Unit Vocabulary
1) tragedy- a genre of literature that depicts the fall from grace of a noble character, meant to create the emotions of pity and fear in its audience
2) tragic hero- a character, usually of high status, who suffers a downfall as a result of a fatal character flaw, errors in judgment, or forces beyond human control
3)harmartia- Greek for "to err"; a tragic flaw that leads to the demise of a character...could be lack of self-knowledge, lack of judgment, or pride (hubris).
4) foil character- a minor character whose attitudes, beliefs, and behavior differ significantly from those of the main character
5) soliloquy- a dramatic device in which a character, alone on the stage, reveals his or her private thoughts and feelings as if thinking aloud
6) aside- when a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by the other characters on stage; useful for giving special information about the other characters or the plot
7) foreshadowing- a literary device in which the author gives clues about events that will happen later in the story
8) blank verse- poetry written with regular metrical but unrhymed lines, usually in iambic pentameter
9) iambic pentameter- a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (unstressed) syllable followed by one long (stressed) syllable daDUM daDUM daDUM daDUM daDUM "if MUsic BE the FOOD of LOVE play ON."
10) revenge drama- a style of drama in which the basic plot is a quest for vengeance for a real or imagined injury
2) tragic hero- a character, usually of high status, who suffers a downfall as a result of a fatal character flaw, errors in judgment, or forces beyond human control
3)harmartia- Greek for "to err"; a tragic flaw that leads to the demise of a character...could be lack of self-knowledge, lack of judgment, or pride (hubris).
4) foil character- a minor character whose attitudes, beliefs, and behavior differ significantly from those of the main character
5) soliloquy- a dramatic device in which a character, alone on the stage, reveals his or her private thoughts and feelings as if thinking aloud
6) aside- when a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by the other characters on stage; useful for giving special information about the other characters or the plot
7) foreshadowing- a literary device in which the author gives clues about events that will happen later in the story
8) blank verse- poetry written with regular metrical but unrhymed lines, usually in iambic pentameter
9) iambic pentameter- a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (unstressed) syllable followed by one long (stressed) syllable daDUM daDUM daDUM daDUM daDUM "if MUsic BE the FOOD of LOVE play ON."
10) revenge drama- a style of drama in which the basic plot is a quest for vengeance for a real or imagined injury
Crash Course in The Renaissance
English Renaissance Historical Background
Renaissance Poetry
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