Shakespeare Question (OCR GCSE English Literature): Flashcards

Speech by character alone on stage, revealing inner thoughts

Audience knows something the characters don't

Unrhymed iambic pentameter, used by noble characters

Ordinary, non-metrical language, often by lower classes

Hamartia

Brief remark heard by audience but not other characters

Five-act structure

Placing two contrasting ideas, characters, or scenes together

Most intense/important point in play, often in act three

Character who contrasts with another, usually protagonist

Emotional release felt by audience at end of tragedy

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses

Adds layers of meaning, reveals deeper themes and motifs

Hints or clues about what will happen later in play

Attributing human qualities to non-human things