Drama Terms

dialogue and stage directions together

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

one of the main divisions of a play or an opera

a joke that comes from a play on words

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

author of plays(William Shakespeare wrote 37 of them)

lyric poem of 14 lines commonly written in iambic pentameter

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

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

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

The main character in a play is the

character with personal weakness that causes his/her demise

conversation between characters

an individual in a literary work.

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

A tragic hero often suffered...

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

The time and place in which the story takes place

bit of humor in a serious play to relieve tension

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

What does the dynamic character do ?

character whose traits of another are opposite of protagonist

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

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

The character who is in conflict with the protagonist.

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

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

A Static Character

A story meant to be performed by actors on stage is

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

a literary work which is amusing and ends well

when characters in a play meet an unhappy or disastrous end