Drama Terms Mulgrave EN10

a character that shows qualities that are in direct contrast with the qualities of another character

Imaginary division that separates the spectator/audience from the action taking place on stage

instructions in the text of a play, especially indicating the staging, movement or tone of a scene

A literary device used in plays to introduce lighten the mood and provide entertainment between tragic scenes.

The audience knows more about the situation, the causes of conflicts, and their resolutions than characters on stage

What are elements of "design" in theatre?

Hints or clues in a play about what will happen in future

Character speaking thoughts aloud typically when alone on stage or when others cannot hear them is called

Movement patterns of actors on the stage planned by the director to create meaningful staging

Words spoken by an actor to another character(s), but not "heard" by the other characters on stage

The aspect of a theatre performance, including position of actors, the set, props, costumes, lighting and sound

Incongruity between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead

A character depicted with such depth and detail that they seems like a "real" person

The TEAMS acronym just introduced to you used to discuss drama stands for

A character or force against which another character struggles

Expressing something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean

A literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to their own destruction

A group of characters who comment on the action of a play without participating in it, originating in Greek theatre

A form of drama based on human suffering

The feelings of pity and fear at the end of a tragedy

A long speech by one actor in a play

The turning point of the action in the plot of a play and the point of greatest tension or emotion in the work

The underlying message conveyed by a line of dialogue in a play: "reading between the lines” or “the unsaid meaning”

The final outcome or completion of the main conflict in a play

The opening part of a play that establishes the background information such as main characters, setting and context

What is NOT an example of a structural technique in a play?