Duplicate of Drama Terms

The ideas and feelings associated with a word

A work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow (death)

Character who contrasts/heightens qualities of main character

The words that a character says another character

Occurs when the audience knows something that the character does not know.

The written instructions about the setting, characters, scenery, lighting, etc. -in italics and brackets

The central/main message of a play

Action that stimulates the audience to feel pity for a character

Divisions within an act- they change when the location or time changes

The grammatical order of words

When the opposite of what is expected to happen occurs

The items that the characters use on the stage to bring the play to life

Physical movements of characters

Turning point of the action in a play; point of greatest intersest /tension.

The main divisions of a play- like chapters in a book

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution are parts of the?

A dramatic work that is often humorous and that usually contains a happy resolution

a character who changes over the course of a play

The main character

A statement that means the opposite of what is said

A speech delivered by one character while he/she is alone on stage

A literary device when what you expect is in contrast to reality in order to surprise, amuse, or shock readers

When a character speaks directly to audience

What is a long speech that a character makes to another character?

The person or force against the main character