Dramatic Structure and Language (HSC SSCE English Standard): Flashcards
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Five-act dramatic structure peaks where?
Five-act dramatic structure peaks where?
Act 4 climax (wedding catastrophe), then resolves in Act 5
Verse vs prose function in play
Verse vs prose function in play
Verse=nobility/high emotion; prose=comedy/lower-class characters
Iambic pentameter pattern
Iambic pentameter pattern
10 syllables per line, unstressed-stressed beats (da-DUM x5)
Dogberry's malapropism example
Dogberry's malapropism example
'Everlasting redemption' instead of 'everlasting damnation'
Act 4 climax event
Act 4 climax event
Wedding becomes public shaming; Claudio brutally rejects Hero
Oxymoron 'merry war' describes
Oxymoron 'merry war' describes
Beatrice & Benedick's combative yet playful relationship
Metatheatrical meaning
Metatheatrical meaning
Play self-aware about being theatrical; breaks fiction/reality
'Nothing' in title refers to
'Nothing' in title refers to
'Noting' (observing) & 'nothing' (rumours without substance)
Garden trick scenes (Acts 2 & 3)
Garden trick scenes (Acts 2 & 3)
Parallel deceptions; both overhear staged love conversations
Dogberry's role in resolution
Dogberry's role in resolution
Bumbling constable unmasks villains, reveals Hero's innocence