| Soliloquy | An extended speech by a character alone with the audience.
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| Plot | The sequence of actions or events in literature or drama.
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| Character | In drama, the agents and their purpose.
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| Thought | The ideas expressed in works of art. Also, the thinking that explains the motivations and actions of the characters in a story.
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| Spectacle | The visual setting of a drama.
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| Recognition | In drama, the moment of truth, the climax.
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| Proscenium | The arch, or "picture frame," stage of traditional theater that sets apart the actors from the audience.
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| Archetype | An idea or behavioral pattern, often formed in prehistoric times, that becomes a part of the unconscious psyche of a people. The archetype is embedded in the "collective unconscious." The term comes from Jungian psychology and has been associated by Jung with myth. In the arts, the archetype is usually expressed as a narrative pattern, such as the quest for personal identity. See myth.
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| Stereotype | A completely predictable character. See type character.
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| Tragicomedy | Drama that includes characteristics of both tragedy and comedy.
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