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Drama Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dialogue | what actors/characters say |
| stage directions | tell the actors what to do, where to stand, what to hold.... they are written in ITALICS and are in BRACKETS, () [] |
| comedy | a drama with a happy ending |
| tragedy | a drama with a tragic or unhappy ending |
| 1 act play | a drama with few characters, few scenes;usually lasts less than 1 hour or less |
| tragic flaw | the quality, belief, personality trait that leads to characters |
| full length play | many characters, many scenes, many conflicts;usually last 2 hours or more |
| monologue | a long speech by a character on stage |
| aside | a brief comment made by a character to another character to the audience |
| soliloquy | a long speech made by a character(telling his/her feeling's) |