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drama vocabulary

TermDefinition
actor a person who participates in a musical, play, show, or movie
plot the main event in a musical, play, show or movie
script the written text of a move or play
screenplay the script of a movie and instructions
act to represent something or someone
scene a place where something happens/happened
chorus a group of organized singers
comedy a humorous sketch in a musical, play, show, or movie
cast the actors that take part in a musical, play, show, or movie
conflict a disagreement or argument
dialogue a conversation between two or more people
monologue a long speech by an actor
aside a remark or passage that is intended to heard by the audience but not by the actors
speech tag something that labels dialogue
farce a comical work that has buffoonery and crude characterization
melodrama a sensational piece with exaggeration and exciting events.
playwright a person who writes plays
flashback a memory that comes back
foreshadowing something that may warn you about the future
irony something that signifies the opposite of a result
verbal irony when words express something contrary to the truth or when someone says something of the opposite of how they feel
situational irony when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen and what actually happens instead
dramatic irony when an audience understands whats happening while the actors do not
playbill a poster announcing a theatrical performance
poetic justice the fact of experiencing a fitting or deserved retribution for ones actions
setting a place where an event takes place
set to represent as happening at a specified time or place
prop something used to keep an object in position
stage directions an instruction in the text of a play, indications, movement, position, voice tone, or sound, effects and lighting
theme frequently recurring in or accompanying the beginning and end
tragedy an event causing suffering and destruction
tragic flaw a trait leading a character to their downfall, they're often the hero of the piece
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