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drama einglish
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| drama | text written to be performed by actors; written in form of a script |
| act | a group of scenes; usually divided into important parts of the plot |
| actor | a person who portrays a character in a play |
| cast. fo characters | List of characters, usually at the beginning of the script |
| climax | the point in a plot where the interest, tension, and excitement are highest |
| conflict | the problem or struggle in a story |
| dialouge | speech between characters in a play |
| Narrator | a person who tells a story; often spoken in the 3rd person, but may also be from the 1st person point of view |
| playwright | a person who writes the action, dialogue, and directions for movement in a play |
| plot | a sequence of events that forms a story or drama; problem and solution |
| Props, Costumes, Sound Effects | added to create a more complete world within the play; may or not be written in the script |
| scenery | painted boards, screens, or three-dimensional units that form the background of a play and enclose the acting area |
| scene | all the action that occurs in a certain place or time. A change of scene indicates a new place or time |
| script | a copy of a play that provides stage directions and dialogue |
| set | he scenery, props, and furniture onstage; also a term for placing 16-props and scenery |
| spectacle | visual elements; what the audience sees |
| stage directions | –an instruction written as part of the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements |
| stage left | The left side of the stage from the perspective of an actor facing the audience |
| stage right | The right side of the stage from the perspective of an actor facing the audience |
| theme | the message a play or drama communicates about its subject, such as “greed will lead to trouble” |
| tone | the use of inflection to communicate feelings |
| tragedy | shows the death or downfall of a tragic hero |
| tragic hero | character makes a judgement error that leads to his destruction |
| tragic flaw | trait of a character leading to his downfall |
| comedy | ends happily after an amusing series of predicaments |
| monolouge | a speech in which one character speaks at length |
| soliloquy | show a character alone onstage revealing private thoughts |
| aside | a character speaking to himself but directed to the audience; unheard by other characters |
| dramatic irony | audience is aware of something that characters are not |
| situational irony | an event occurs that results in contrast to the expected |
| verbal irony | words express the contrary of the truth; often sarcastic |
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