tragic flaw: aspect of the hero that is the cause of the hero’s downfall what is odysseus’s...
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Tragic flaw: aspect of the hero that is the cause of the hero’s downfall
What is Odysseus’s tragic flaw?
What is Boxer’s tragic flaw?
Voldemort’s tragic flaw?
hyperbole: extreme exaggeration
Cool Ranch Doritos are the world’s perfect food!
Justin Bieber is the greatest singer in the history of the world!
Situational irony: difference between what one
expects (based on appearances) and what actually happens
Water, water everywhere,But not a drop to drink.
Romeo: For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.Who is he talking
about? Why is this
ironic?
Foreshadowing: hints, in a story about dramatic
events that will come laterRomeo’s dream in Act I, Scene V: I fear too early, for my mind misgivesSome consequence yet hanging in the starsShall bitterly begin his fearful dateWith this night’s revels, and expire the termOf a despisèd life closed in my breastBy some vile forfeit of untimely death.
Dramatic irony: when the audience knows something the characters don’t How is the prologue of
Romeo and Juliet an example of dramatic
irony?
Monologue: a long speech by a character, but it is
intended to be heard by the other character(s).
What are some examples of
monologues?
Onomatopoeia: “sound words”
Soliloquy: a long speech by a character alone
onstage. usually explores one of the play's
major themes Romeo’s speech upon seeing Juliet, Act 1, Scene V
Romeo’s speech in the “balcony” scene, Act 2, Scene II
Personification: giving human qualities to
non-human things
paradox: a statement that appears to be
contradictory, but which actually makes sense
Sometimes, even when you lose, you win. Evil hides most effectively behind a
beautiful face.