Large sections a play is divided into; can be further divided into scenes

The people that have come to watch the play

They are portrayed by the actors in the play; may include the narrator who gives background information and fills in details about the characters, setting, or events

The words spoken by characters in a play; a play is made up almost entirely of this

Literature that is written to be performed; a play

The person telling the story; he/she gives background information, fills in details about characters, setting, or events

The action of the story, or what happens, revealed through dialogue and stage directions; a play has the same elements of a story- characters, conflict/ problem, resolution, conclusion, and possibly a theme

Items or objects that are on stage during a play; always have a purpose or meaning. They can represent something, be referred to by characters, or be used by a character

Smaller sections within an act that a play is divided into; each of these smaller sections often has a different setting

Where and when the events of the play take place

Notes from the playwright that tell actors how to move or with what emotion certain lines could be read; tell how to set up the stage for the play; usually appear in parentheses/brackets and are in italics

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Unit 7 Read Vocab

Term	Definition
Acts	Large sections a play is divided into; can be further divided into scenes
Audience	The people that have come to watch the play
Characters	They are portrayed by the actors in the play; may include the narrator who gives background information and fills in details about the characters, setting, or events
Dialogue	The words spoken by characters in a play; a play is made up almost entirely of this
Drama	Literature that is written to be performed; a play
Narrator	The person telling the story; he/she gives background information, fills in details about characters, setting, or events
Playwright	The author of a piece of drama
Plot	The action of the story, or what happens, revealed through dialogue and stage directions; a play has the same elements of a story- characters, conflict/ problem, resolution, conclusion, and possibly a theme
Prop	Items or objects that are on stage during a play; always have a purpose or meaning. They can represent something, be referred to by characters, or be used by a character
Scene	Smaller sections within an act that a play is divided into; each of these smaller sections often has a different setting
Script	The written text of a play
Setting	Where and when the events of the play take place
Stage directions	Notes from the playwright that tell actors how to move or with what emotion certain lines could be read; tell how to set up the stage for the play; usually appear in parentheses/brackets and are in italics

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