Acts 4 and 5 Suspense, mood, tragic flaw, character motivation, imagery

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Acts 4 and 5Suspense, mood, tragic flaw, character motivation, imagery

Suspense

that quality of a literary work that makes the reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events

Mood

The feeling the author creates for the reader based upon the setting of the text

Imagery

language that appeals to any sense (sight, hearing, taste, touch, or smell) or any combination of the senses

Tragic Flaw

refers to a personality trait of a main character that leads to his or her downfall; a character with a tragic flaw is in need of some kind of attitude adjustment.

Character Motivation

a reason that explains or partially explains why a character thinks, feels, acts, or behaves in a certain way (Motivation results from a combination of the characters personality and the situation to be dealt with.)

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