ENGB32 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cinematograph, In Medias Res, Mimesis
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The use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in i like it and so do they. The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. Lex talionis: the law of retaliation, whereby a punishment resembles the offense committed in kind and degree. Chorus: a single character that speaks the prologue and other linking parts of the play, especially in elizabethan drama. Vice / virtue: immoral or wicked behavior / behavior showing high moral standards. Decorum: behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety. A particular requirement of good taste and propriety. Dramatic work / playtext: the text of a play (dramatic work). Includes choreographic show and the script or scenario for a cinematograph film but not the film itself. Also includes the script or lines for a performer as well as choreographic notation.
