Dramatic Terms

The words the characters say to each other.

Articles or objects that appear on stage during a play.

Instructions that guide directors, set/lighting designers, performers, and readers.

Words spoken by an actor directly to the audience, but not "heard" by the characters on stage.

A dramatic work that presents the downfall of a dignified character or characters.

A speech given by one character; only one person speaking at length.

A division of a play that shows change in time, location, or sub-plot.

A speech meant to be heard by the audience but not by other characters on the stage.

A weakness or limitation of character, resulting in the fall of the tragic hero.

A situation in the story in which the audience knows something that the characters do not know.

A person of high repute whose downfall is the main subject of a drama.

A story with a reversal of fortune for the better.

A character who is almost exactly the opposite of another character, used to make a comparison

The author of a drama or script is called a

A literary form written for performance in which dialogue tells the story.