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English Literature Play Contextual Terms

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Character born to greatness

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The "higher" they are born, the further they have to fall.

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Hubris

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Extreme pride - may not understand the consequences of their actions.

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Hamartia

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The characters "fatal flaw" that may lead to their downfall.

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Nemesis

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A person or force working against the protagonist

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Peripeteia

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A reversal of fortune.

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Anagnorisis

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A moment of insight\wisdom just before their doom.

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Catharsis

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A feeling of cleansing at the end of a play.

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Slavery

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Forcing black people to work, largely on southern plantations leading to racism.

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Southern Gentleman

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Expected to be rich, courteous and chivalrous towards ladies.

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Southern Belle

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The southern belle was an upper class woman who expected men to treat them
with courtesy, would flirt harmlessly, and present a glamorous yet virginal demeanour.

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Antebellum

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The time before a war, especially the American Civil War.

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Postbellum

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The time after a war, especially the American Civil War

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Southern gothic

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An artistic genre that combines gothic elements with elements of the American South.

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New America

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America after the war when the southern plantations lost their power, woman had more of an accepted role in society, and industrialisation and immigration started.

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Plastic Theatre

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Plastic theatre is the use of props, noises, and stage directions to
show a parallel with the characters’ state of mind on stage.

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Migrant

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A person who moves from one country or place to another.

front 17

Plantation

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An estate on which crops are grown, often cotton.