Douet Drama Terms

"Some consequence yet hanging in the star, shall bitterly begin this fearful date." What is this quote an example of?

an intensification of conflict in the plot of the play

Friar Laurence’s speech describing the flower when he is on stage alone in Act 2, Scene 3 is an example of _______.

Gives the spectator a moment of "relief" with a lighthearted scene, after a series of intensely tragic dramatic moments.

What type of dramatic work is Romeo and Juliet?

Smaller segment in a play; used to indicate change in time or location, change of subplot, or intro to new characters.

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

two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit

What is Mercutio's Queen Mab speech an example of?

Which is an example of dramatic irony?

Dramatic work in which the central motif is triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a happy/successful ending.

Which is NOT an example of a plot complication?

Means that fate and destiny, or even gods, control and play with human hopes and desires.

when we accept something as real or representing the real when it obviously is not

Speech by a single character w/out another character's response. However, that character is speaking to someone else.

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

Which is an example of suspension of disbelief?

A type of drama in which the characters experience a reversal of fortune, usually for the worse.

when a reader/audience is aware of something that a character isn't

A major division in a play.

A work of literature designed to be performed in front of an audience by actors.

A literary technique that introduces an "irrelevant" element early in the story; its significance becomes clear later.

Which is an example of comic relief?

Group of characters that read the prologue; comment on the action without being included in it.

“Methinks I see thee, now thou art below, As one dead in the bottom of a tomb.” This line is an example of…..?

Set of intro speeches/background info, read by the chorus, that inform the audience what's happening as the play starts.

“Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene.” These lines are examples from the ___.