ELA - Julius Caesar Important Vocab

• Monologue: a long address or speech given by one character when other characters are on stage
• Dialogue: a conversation between two or more characters
• Aside: a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters on stage
• Soliloquy: a long address or speech given by one character when they are alone on stage
• Soliloquy:

  a long address or speech given by one character when they are alone on stage
• Aside:

  a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience ONLY
• Dialogue:

  a conversation between two or more characters
• Monologue:

  a long address or speech given by one character when other characters are on stage
• What is a tragic flaw?

  A defect in character(s) that causes their downfall
• What makes a tragedy?

  • Drama
  • Tragic hero - a man of noble status who must face adversity
  • Has a fatal flaw (results in death)
  • Collateral Damage 
  • Development of conflict (external & internal) between the protagonist and superior force (such as destiny, circumstance, or society) and reaches a sad conclusion 
  • Fate that cannot be changed
• What is a tragic hero?

  a main character of a tragedy who is respected and admired. They typically die from doing something they believe to be good when it is bad and ultimately results in their downfall (death)