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Humorous moments in serious drama to relieve tension.

Stream of a character's thoughts, revealing their inner world.

Instructions in the script for actors' delivery and stage setup.

Audience knows more than characters, creating a double meaning.

Opening section of a work, setting up the story, characters, or themes.

A subdivision within an act, marking a specific portion of the action.

A single row of text in a play, often numbered for reference.

A major division in a play's action, often used to structure the narrative.

List of characters in a play, introduced at the start to clarify roles.

Extended speech by one character, revealing thoughts or addressing an audience.

A dramatic production performed live on stage by actors.

Character alone on stage speaks true thoughts and feelings.

Literary device where nature mirrors characters' emotions or the mood.

Organization of a script, including speaker names, speeches, and stage directions.

Literary work, often a play, ending happily, usually with marriages

Conversations between two or more characters within a play.

Group or individual commenting on the action, traditional in Greek drama.

Evokes pity or sympathy in literature, often through characters' suffering.

A serious play, potentially with a tragic or happy ending, focusing on significant issues.

Word play with multiple meanings for humorous or rhetorical effect.

The written words of a play, including dialogue and stage directions.

A poetic line of ten syllables, alternating unstressed and stressed.

Unrhymed iambic pentameter, a common structure in Shakespeare's plays.

Secretive comment meant for select ears, often revealing hidden truths.