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allusions - correct answers a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or
thing in history or another work of literature
Antagonist - correct answers A character or force in conflict with the main
character
character - correct answers A person in a story
classical unities - correct answers as derived from Aristotle's Poetics, the
principles of structure that require a play to have one action that occurs in one
place and within one day.
Climax - correct answers Most exciting moment of the story; turning point
conventions - correct answers a standard or traditional way of presenting or
expressing something
Cory - correct answers "How come you ain't never liked me?"
county attorney - correct answers also known as mr henderson. antagonist of
trifles.
drama - correct answers a work of literature designed to be performed in front
of an audience
, dramatic irony - correct answers when there is a gap between what an
audience knows and what a character believes or expects
Exposition - correct answers sets the scene. first part of the plot
Foil - correct answers A character who acts as a contrast to another character
Gabriel Maxson - correct answers Troy's brother. Gabriel was a soldier in the
Second World War, during which he received a head injury that required a
metal plate to be surgically implanted into his head. Because of the physical
damage and his service, Gabriel receives checks from the government that
Troy used in part to buy the Maxson's home where the play takes place.
Genre - correct answers A category or type of literature (or of art, music, etc.)
characterized by a particular form, style, or content.
Hale - correct answers protagonist of trifles. Isn't scared to stick it to the man
hero - correct answers an inspiring character who demonstrates honor and
integrity and does noble deeds. main character
inciting incident - correct answers event that introduces the central conflict and
sets the plot
Jim Bono - correct answers Troy's best friend of over thirty years. Jim Bono is
usually called "Bono" or "Mr. Bono" by the characters in Fences. Bono and
Troy met in jail, where Troy learned to play baseball. Troy is a role model to
Bono. Bono is the only character in Fences who remembers, first-hand, Troy's
glory days of hitting homeruns in the Negro Leagues. Less controversial than
Troy, Bono admires Troy's leadership and responsibility at work. Bono spends
every Friday after work drinking beers and telling stories with Troy in the