Elements of Drama

The time and place of the action in a literary work

A struggle between opposing forces

A person who writes plays

The high point in the action of the plot

The reasons why a character feels or behaves a certain way

The reason why a character makes a decision and the outcome of that decision

A literary work that is light, often humorous or satirical, and ends happily

A story meant to be performed by actors on stage

A work of literature that results in a catastrophe for the main character

A conversation between characters

A scene or an incident that provides a break from the otherwise serious events of the play

The written version of a play

The outcome of the conflict in a plot

A person or an animal that takes part in the action of literary work

Involves a character confronting an outside force

A struggle that occurs within a character

A character that displays strength and weaknesses and exhibits a full range of emotions

The sequence of events in a story

A genre of literature that is meant to be performed

When the audience is aware of something that the character or speaker is not

Notes included in a drama to describe how the work is to be performed or staged

A believable character that reminds us of people we know in real life

A human trait that brings about the destruction of a heroic figure