quiz 1 (act1-2) crucible

contention

verbal argument

subservient

useful in a inferior compasity to promote a end

pretense

false show or appearance esspecially to apperance lie

evade

avoid or escape by cleverness

trepidation

fear or anxiety

prodigious

amazing

reprimand

reprove or correct sharply

misgiving

a doubt mistrust or anxiety

ineptly

incompetently awkwardly clumsy

wily

crafty or slick and full of tricks

daft

without sense or reason creepy or silly

tainted

spoiled inferior

dialogue

conversation between characters in a work

exposition

sets the scene by introducing characters setting and situation at the begginning of a work of fiction

atmosphere

the dominant mood or feeling conveyed by a work

dramatic irony

when the audiences has important information the character don’t know

rising action

the part of the plot in which actions, complications, and plot twists lead to the climax of the story

comic relief

a humorous episode inserted into a serious drama, customarily, used to break tension and highlight the seriousness of the moment

climax

the point of gratest emotional intensity interest or suspense in a narative

tragedy

a play in which main charcter suffers a downfall

tragic hero

a person of dignified or heroic stature who suffers a downfall due to either an outside force or from a weaknesss within