Dramatic Structure & Elements
Dialogue, monologue, soliloquy, staging, tragedy, comedy, and dramatic irony
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Explore the elements of drama: dialogue, monologue, soliloquy, aside, stage directions, acts and scenes, tragedy (tragic hero, hamartia, catharsis), comedy, tragicomedy, dramatic irony, and the three unities (time, place, action).
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