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hysteria

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a sudden outburst of uncontrolled emotion such as fear, excitement, etc.

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McCarthyism

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The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during the early 1950s through his leadership in the House Un-American Activities Committee.

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Good Wives

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women in athens were expected to be

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Abhor

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To hate

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Alliteration

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It is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series.

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Verbal Irony

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A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

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Carnal

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relating to physical appetite, especially sexual

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Crucible

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A heat resistant container used to melt metal

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Puritanism

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The religion of a group of religious dissidents who came to the New World so they would have a location to establish a "purer" church than the one that existed in England

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Social Commentary

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is the act of using rhetorical means to provide commentary on issues in a society.

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Situational Irony

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Opposite of what was expected

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Historical Context

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the historical period that shapes a work of literature and allows the reader to understand important issues in a given time period

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Prudence

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wisdom, caution, or restraint

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Rhetoric

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The art of using language effectively and persuasively

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Omnipotent

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All powerful

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Foil

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A character who is in most ways opposite to the main character (protagonist) or one who is nearly the same as the protagonist. The purpose of the foil character is to emphasize the traits of the main character by contrast only

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Sermon

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A part of the Gospel according to Matthew in which Jesus preaches important moral teachings, including the Beatitudes

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Motif

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A recurring theme, subject or idea

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Wrath

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intense anger

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Abomination

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something disgustingly offensive

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Dramatic Irony

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Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.

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