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Drama Terms

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DRAMA (Play) A story written to be performed on stage by actors.
STAGE DIRECTIONS Notes in the text of a play that describe how the work should be performed.
ACTS Large units of story that make up a play. Most plays are divided into individual acts (usually 3 – 5); Shakespearean plays are 5 acts.
SCENES Smaller units of story that make up each ACT.
DRAMATIC MONLOGUE A speech given by a single character in a play in which the character reveals himself or herself by speaking to a silent listener (the audience). Here, the character speaks to himself or herself, not directly to another character.
EXPOSITION In a work of fiction or a drama, exposition is the part of the work that introduces the characters, the setting, and the basic situation.
TRAGEDY A story in which a character rises high in society/life only to fall due to his/her own weakness.
TRAGIC HERO The protagonist (main character) in a TRAGEDY.
TRAGIC FLAW The weakness of a TRAGIC HERO. This weakness will ultimately cause the TRAGIC HERO to suffer a downfall.
ARCHETYPE A type of character, detail, image, or situation that appears in literature from around the world and throughout history.
UNIVERSAL THEME A message that can be understood by most cultures throughout the world and throughout history.
DIALOGUE A conversation between two or more people or characters.
GENRE A type of literature.
ANTAGONIST The person or thing that causes the main character a problem.
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