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Introductory part of a play
In drama, the protasis is the introductory part of a play, usually its first act. The fourth-century Roman grammarian Aelius Donatus analyzed plays as
Protasis
Babylonian legal text
with the case detailed in the protasis ("if" clause) and the remedy given in the apodosis ("then" clause). The protasis begins šumma, "if", except when
Code_of_Hammurabi
Part of grammar in ancient Greek
the tense of the protasis can be future indicative. According to Smyth, this kind of vivid future conditional is used when the protasis expresses strong
Ancient Greek conditional clauses
Ancient_Greek_conditional_clauses
Sentence expressing an 'if-then' relation
contains two clauses: the subordinate clause, called the antecedent (or protasis or if-clause), which expresses the condition, and the main clause, called
Conditional_sentence
Conditional clauses spoken in Latin
indicative mood in both protasis and apodosis, although in some general conditions the subjunctive mood is used in the protasis. Ideal and unreal conditionals
Latin_conditional_clauses
First half of an hypothetic statement (in logic)
precedes the then-clause. In some contexts the antecedent is called the protasis. Examples: If P {\displaystyle P} , then Q {\displaystyle Q} . This is
Antecedent_(logic)
Grammatical mood
the conditional set of circumstances proper in the dependent clause or protasis (e.g. in Turkish or Azerbaijani), or which expresses the hypothetical state
Conditional_mood
Semantic or grammatical assertion of the truth
(cf. "You may/must take any apple", "I want you to take any apple".) Protasis of conditionals is one of the most common environments for polarity items
Veridicality
Grammatical feature of verbs
set phrases where it expresses courtesy or doubt. The main verb in the protasis (dependent clause) is usually in the subjunctive or in the indicative mood
Grammatical_mood
Sentences of the form "if x, then y"
form "If X, then Y". The clause X is referred to as the antecedent (or protasis), while the clause Y is called the consequent (or apodosis). A conditional
English_conditional_sentences
Grammatical mood
set phrases where it expresses courtesy or doubt. The main verb in the protasis (dependent clause) is either in the subjunctive or in the indicative mood
Irrealis_mood
Word used in English for conditional constructions
That clause is, within the conditional construction, the condition (or protasis) on which the main clause (or apodosis) is contingent. In such cases, if
If_(preposition)
in P. Terentii Afri comoediae sex used the terms prologue (prologus), protasis, epitasis and catastropha. He often uses the original Greek letters, but
List_of_story_structures
Church in Kerala, India
the name 'Sts. Gervasis and Protasis' officially replaced the title 'All Saints'. The dedication to Gervasis and Protasis had already become popular among
Udayamperoor_Old_Church
Community or society that is undesirable or frightening
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Dystopia
Speech expressing things other people have said without quoting
imperfect subjunctive in the protasis and the apodosis; an unreal imperfect subjunctive remains unchanged in the protasis; an unreal imperfect subjunctive
Indirect_speech
Literary and art genre with a style of humor based on parody
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Satire
Main action of a play in classical drama
central part when a play is analyzed into five separate parts: prologue, protasis, epitasis, catastasis and catastrophe. "Epitasis" definition by Merriam-Webster
Epitasis
Element of story structure
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Denouement
Device to resolve the plot of a dramatic work
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Deus_ex_machina
Nonfictional motion picture
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Documentary_film
Logical paradox
absurdum, meaning in English "proof by contradiction". What Carroll calls the protasis of a conditional is now known as the antecedent, and similarly the apodosis
Barbershop_paradox
Overly competent fictional character
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Mary_Sue
Separation of performers and audience
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Fourth_wall
Long fictional narrative story
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Novel
Philosophical problem-solving principle
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Occam's_razor
Representation that conveys deeper meaning
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Artistic_symbol
Narrative device used in literature
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Stream_of_consciousness
Novel written as a series of letters
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Epistolary_novel
churches, namely the Jacobite church dedicated to Saints Gervasis and Protasis and the Catholic church dedicated to Saint Mary. Both were destroyed in
Jornada_of_Alexis_Menesis
Shared fictional universe based on the work of H. P. Lovecraft
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Cthulhu_Mythos
Narrative technique
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Plot_twist
Fictional being in a narrative
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Character_(arts)
Type of fictional character
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Antihero
Written or spoken commentary
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Narration
Iranian language spoken in Gilan Province, Iran
(artificial) imperfect of bon+past participle: This form is often found in the protasis and apodosis of unreal conditions, e.g., mən agə Əkbəra bidé bim, xušhal
Gilaki_language
Story plot device
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MacGuffin
Literary genre
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Fantasy
Main character of a creative work
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Protagonist
Dramatic principle
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Chekhov's_gun
Class of auxiliary verbs in English that lack untensed forms
apodosis is the "then" half of a conditional statement. (The "if" half is the protasis.) Remote here means "thought by the speaker to be unlikely" or "known by
English_modal_auxiliary_verbs
Film and video terminology
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Crossover_(fiction)
Story in a nested narration that brackets one or more embedded stories
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Frame_story
Fictional prose narrative form
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Novella
Narrative technique
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In_medias_res
Literary or social stereotype story character
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Stock_character
Narrator whose credibility is compromised
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Unreliable_narrator
Narrative with imaginary elements
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Fiction
Style of literary fiction and art
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Magical_realism
Main enemy of someone
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Archenemy
Literary genre
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Science_fiction
Literary element of challenge that stands in the way of a goal
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Conflict_(narrative)
Visual and design aspects of a theatre production
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Mise-en-scène
Second most important character in a narrative
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Deuteragonist
Character of a work actively opposing the protagonist
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Antagonist
Oxford don (1844–1930)
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William_Archibald_Spooner
Brief work of prose fiction
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Short_story
Character who contrasts with another character of a narrative work
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Foil_(narrative)
Type of universe in which works written by multiple writers are set
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Shared_universe
Romance, horror and death literary genre
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Gothic_fiction
Socially constructed norms
Have It? Loving Gaze as an Antioppressive Beauty Ideal," philosopher Sara Protasi explores the sexist and oppressive norms of certain media that harm women
Feminine_beauty_ideal
Genre of fiction that is set in the past
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Historical_fiction
Literary element
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Story_structure
Genre of storytelling that involves heroic humans
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Legend
Fallacious approach to mislead an audience
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Red_herring
Overused, unoriginal phrase or opinion
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Cliché
Imaginary community with desirable qualities
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Utopia
Figure of speech: an unfinished sentence
one here arrive!” In syntax, an aposiopesis arises when the "if" clause (protasis) of a condition is stated without an ensuing "then" clause, or apodosis
Aposiopesis
Category of creative works based on stylistic and/or thematic criteria
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Genre
Genre of prose fiction with a roguish hero
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Picaresque_novel
Dramatic structure
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Three-act_structure
Literary genre
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Crime_fiction
Style of fiction storytelling involving narration
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Diegesis
Group encountering art
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Audience
Genres of literature that explore social and political structures
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Utopian_and_dystopian_fiction
Self-consistent fictional setting
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Fictional_universe
Narrative technique
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Show,_don't_tell
Expressive culture shared by particular groups
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Folklore
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List of underwater science fiction works
List_of_underwater_science_fiction_works
Expression of time reference in grammar
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Grammatical_tense
Plot device used in fiction
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Cliffhanger
Genre of literature, film, and television
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Thriller_(genre)
Dramatic literary form
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Play_(theatre)
Art of persuasion
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Rhetoric
Ancient Norse prose stories and histories
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Saga
Figure of speech of implicit comparison
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Metaphor
Cause-and-effect events in a narrative
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Plot_(narrative)
Message that is conveyed or lesson to be learned from a story or event
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Moral
Stock character, notable for remaining composed in a comedic performance
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Straight_man
Type of antihero often characterized by isolation and contemplation
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Byronic_hero
Literary genre
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Romance_novel
Background information within a narrative
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Exposition_(narrative)
Fiction in which an adventure forms the main storyline
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Adventure_fiction
Interjected scene that takes a narrative back in time
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Flashback_(narrative)
Set of edges without common vertices
Pierluigi; Gambosi, Giorgio; Kann, Viggo; Marchetti-Spaccamela, Alberto; Protasi, Marco (2003), Complexity and Approximation: Combinatorial Optimization
Matching_(graph_theory)
Short, constantly recurring musical phrase
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Leitmotif
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List_of_writing_genres
Social and cultural sharing of stories
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Storytelling
message in several stanzas. The first line of gurindam is known as syarat (protasis) and the second line is jawab (apodosis). In other words, the first line
Gurindam
Literary and rhetorical device or general attitude towards life
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Irony
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Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Intense Joy
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Most Respectable
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Venom.
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, French, German, Hindu, Indian, Malaysian, Muslim, Pashtun, Tamil
Farsi for Ishmael; The Biblical Ishmael is the English Language Equivalent; A Prophet's Name; God will Listen
Female
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Aminta, AMINTAH means "defender."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Full of good habits
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Lord Ram with Janaki
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Knowledge Provider
Boy/Male
British, English
Herald Wolf
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Shiva
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n.
That part which embraces the main action of a play, poem, and the like, and leads on to the catastrophe; -- opposed to protasis.
n.
The introductory or subordinate member of a sentence, generally of a conditional sentence; -- opposed to apodosis. See Apodosis.
a.
Of or pertaining to the protasis of an ancient play; introductory.
n.
The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence, expressing the result, and thus distinguished from the protasis or clause which expresses a condition. Thus, in the sentence, "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him," the former clause is the protasis, and the latter the apodosis.
n.
The first part of a drama, of a poem, or the like; the introduction; opposed to epitasis.
n.
A proposition; a maxim.