English Final

practice of using any oppertunity available to achive ones purpose

idealism seeing world in an ideal/perfect way , rather then as real or practice of ideals/beliefs

a character who highlights the personality of another character through contrast

occurs when a characters words have a larger meaning then the character realizes

the invisible force or powr that is supposed to determine the course of events of human lives

anadmirable figure ( protagonist) whos downfall is caused by a character flaw

a serious play in which ruin of a character is inevitable , tragic flaw leads character to downfall

things or events regarded as signs of futrue good or bad luck

techniques that substitue for reality to give the audience more info. then they would have

iambic pentameter that does not rhyme

to delay in coming or going , to linger

threatening

confirm

using words effectivly in speech & writing

explain

argumentative

relieve

favorable

preference

groveling

mockingly

emergency

punish

shorten, disminish

dejected

lying down

seriousness

struggled

wrong

to turn around

hostile

offensive to good taste

puzzled

cause impurity, pollute

gladness and marriment, usually w/ laughter

treat others as inferior

thrive

righteousness

accept, give in

mournful

conquer, overpower

to move upward , to rise from a lower station

loud noise

to hand down, to give or to leave in a will

forewarning

undisputable ; not able to attack w/ success

medievel chemisty trying to change metals into gold

harsh , biting

briefly stated

epidemic disease

hazy , indistinct

anger

answered

copy

twisted

honor, treat w/ respect

hidden

nervous

aggressive

lenghty speech by character on stage what shows there inner thoughts , outloud no other character hears

lines spoken to another character or oneself / heared by audience but not by characters on stage

a method of conductiong political affairs by using practicle means to meet immediate needs