Drama Terms

dialogue and stage directions together

a literary work which is amusing and ends well

The main character in a play is the

Part of the plot in which setting and characters are introduced and background info is provided

character with personal weakness that causes his/her demise

conversation between characters

when characters in a play meet an unhappy or disastrous end

A Static Character

The time and place in which the story takes place

use of clues by the author to prepare readers for events that will happen later in the story

What does the dynamic character do ?

author of plays(William Shakespeare wrote 37 of them)

bit of humor in a serious play to relieve tension

An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected

a joke that comes from a play on words

one of the main divisions of a play or an opera

the audience knows something that the characters in the drama do not

When a character says one thing but means something else; often a form of sarcasm

a subdivision of an act with change in setting/ scenery/time

A tragic hero often suffered...

The character who is in conflict with the protagonist.

character whose traits of another are opposite of protagonist

Which of the following is when a character speaks directly to the audience?

an individual in a literary work.

lyric poem of 14 lines commonly written in iambic pentameter

A story meant to be performed by actors on stage is

speech that is given when actor reveals inner true feelings when ALONE

Instruction given in the text of a play indicating movement/actor position/sound effects/etc.

a long speech made by one person in a group in the presence of other characters

short speech heard by the audience but not by the other characters in the play

Author's attitude toward subject shown through his words, setting, etc.

What is a movable article used on the set of a play?