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AH 13 Drama Terms

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show Globe (Theater)  
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show Round  
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show Playwright  
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show Euripides, Aeschylus, Sophocles  
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5. To wish an actor good luck, what are you supposed to say   show
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show Matinee  
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show Tragedy  
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8. Name the movable stage upon which a medieval mystery play was presented. Today, it a name for an outdoor performance   show
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9. What two-word phrase refers to an occurrence in which virtue is rewarded, or evil is punished, in an unusual or unexpected way, such as in 'Oliver Twist' when the villainous Sikes accidentally hangs himself when trying to escape   show
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show Antagonist  
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show Protagonist  
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show Conflict  
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show Flashback  
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14. What are clues called that hint at what will happen later in the story or play   show
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15. What term beginning with “I” refers to an instance when the opposite of what is expected occurs   show
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show Mood or Atmosphere  
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17. A work's main idea is referred to by what term   show
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show Tone  
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show Suspense  
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show Theater of the Absurd  
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show Catharsis  
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show Thespis  
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show Everyman  
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24. Identify the Greek term that denotes excessive pride leading to the downfall of the hero in a tragic drama   show
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show Proscenium  
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show Theatron  
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show Aside  
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the quality of a room in respect to transmission of sound   show
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a major unit or division of a play   show
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show acting  
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show action  
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show actor  
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show ad-lib  
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a dramatic work in which there is a one-to-one correspondence between the literal meaning and the underlying, or allegorical, meaning of the work   show
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show amphitheater  
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the opponent or adversary of the hero or main character of a drama; one who opposes and actively competes with another character in a play, most often with the protagonist   show
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show antihero  
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show apron  
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show Aristophanes  
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dialogue spoken by an actor while other actors are on stage but which is understood to be heard only by the audience   show
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the people who watch the performance; those for whom the performance is intended   show
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a tryout for a part in a drama; also, the act of trying out   show
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show auditorium  
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a flat surface the width of the stage, hung upstage of the acting area, upon which scenery is usually painted   show
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flats or drops behind scenery openings, such as doors and windows of the set, to mask the backstage area   show
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the area behind or beyond the stage that includes dressing rooms and wings   show
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show Bard  
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show batten  
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show black box  
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show blackout  
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show blocking  
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an enclosed area, usually found in or adjoining the lobby of a theater, where tickets are sold; how well or poorly a production performs “at the box office” indicates a monetary measure of the success of ticket sales   show
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show box set  
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traditional Japanese puppet theater   show
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a form of low comedy that mocks a broad topic   show
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show cabaret  
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show callback  
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the group of people selected to portray characters in a drama   show
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coined by Aristotle to reflect the purging and cleansing of emotions from watching a tragedy   show
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show catwalk  
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the area in the center or middle of the stage   show
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the movement of actors and dancers to music in a play   show
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show chorus  
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the point of greatest intensity in a series or progression of events in a play, often forming the turning point of the plot and leading to some kind of resolution   show
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show cold reading  
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show comedy  
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a break in the tension of a tragedy provided by a comic character, a comic episode, or even a comic line   show
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show commedia dell’ arte  
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show community theater  
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everyone associated with a production   show
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show conflict  
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the words or action at which an actor is expected to deliver a line or perform another action cue   show
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the appearance of the cast at the end of a play to receive applause from the audience   show
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show cut  
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show cyclorama  
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show dénouement  
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literally, “god from the machine”; refers to the character in classical Greek tragedy who entered the play from the heavens at the end of the drama to resolve or explain the conflict; in modern drama, refers to any arbitrary means of plot resolution   show
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show dialogue  
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Greek god to whom most of the Greek plays were produced   show
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show director  
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the area of the stage closest to the audience   show
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the art of composing, writing, acting, or producing plays; a literary composition intended to portray life or character or enact a story, usually involving conflicts and emotions exhibited through action and dialogue, designed for theatrical performance   show
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person who assists the director by researching the context of a play, including the historical periods and biographical information about the playwright; person who assists the playwright with clarifying and revising the script in progress   show
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a rehearsal, usually the last one before performances begin, in which all lighting, costumes, makeup, set changes, props, sound effects, and special effects are used   show
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show drop  
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show elements of drama  
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the capacity to relate to the feelings of another   show
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show ensemble  
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show entrance  
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a summary speech delivered at the end of a play that explains or comments on the action   show
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show exit  
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the part of a play that introduces the theme, chief characters, and current circumstances   show
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show extemporaneous  
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show falling action  
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an extreme form of comedy that depends on quick tempo and flawless timing and is characterized by improbable events and farfetched coincidences; from the French meaning “to stuff   show
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in a nonlinear plot, to go back in time to a previous event; a flashforward would move the action into the future   show
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a wooden frame, usually covered with painted cloth, used to create walls or separations on stage   show
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A floodlight: a lantern which gives a wide-spreading, unfocused beam of light   show
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one who by strong contrast underscores the distinctive characteristics of another and, sometimes, prevents someone or something from being successful   show
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show folktale  
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show foreshadowing  
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the invisible wall of a set through which the audience sees the action of the play   show
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show Freytag's Pyramid  
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show Gauze  
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a category of literary or dramatic composition   show
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any movement of the actor’s head, shoulder, arm, hand, leg, or foot to convey meaning   show
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show Ghost Light  
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show greasepaint  
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a waiting area offstage to be used by actors   show
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show grid  
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show house lights  
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show harlequin  
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show Hubris  
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the spontaneous use of movement and speech to create a character or object in a particular situation; acting done without a script   show
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a brief break between acts, in which the house lights come on and the audience may leave their seats   show
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an implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant   show
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show Kabuki  
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show leitmotiv  
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the dialogue of a play; the words actors say in performance   show
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a style of play, which originated in the 19th century, relying heavily on sensationalism and sentimentality They tend to feature action more than motivation, stock characters, and a strict view of morality in which good triumphs over evil   show
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show mime  
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the practice of mimicking or imitating   show
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copying the movement and/or expression or look of someone else exactly   show
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a long speech made by one actor they may be delivered alone or in the presence of others   show
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the tone or feeling of the play, often engendered by the music, setting, or lighting   show
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an allegorical drama, such as Everyman, in which vices and virtues are personified in the battle for the protagonist’s soul The genre developed in Medieval England   show
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show mummer’s play  
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show musical  
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show Noh  
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show Obstacle  
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show Orchestra  
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acting without words   show
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a mocking or satirical imitation of a literary or dramatic work   show
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a presentation of a drama   show
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show playwright  
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show plot  
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show Poetic Justice  
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the person who puts together a theatrical production, obtaining the financing, hiring the director and other stage personnel, supervising the budget, leasing rights and space, etc   show
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show production  
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how well the voice carries to the audience   show
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show prologue  
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show prompt  
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show props  
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show proscenium  
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the main character or hero in a play or other literary work   show
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a practice session in which the director works with cast and crew   show
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how the problem or conflict in a drama is solved or concluded   show
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a critic’s analysis of a performance   show
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show rhetorical devices  
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a series of events following the initial incident and leading up to the dramatic climax   show
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the character portrayed by an actor in a drama   show
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show royalties  
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show satire  
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show scene  
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show scenery  
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a drop made of fabric that seems almost opaque when lit from the front but semitransparent when lit from behind   show
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the written dialogue, description, and directions provided by the playwright   show
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the physical surroundings, visible to the audience, in which the action of the play takes place   show
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when and where the action of a play takes place   show
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show Skene  
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show soliloquy  
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visual or sound effects used to enhance a theatrical performance   show
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the scenery, costumes, and special, or visual, effects in a production   show
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A type of lantern whose beam is focused through a lens or series of lenses to make it more controllable   show
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show stage left  
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show stage manager  
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show stage presence  
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when facing the audience, the area of the stage on the actor’s right (the audience’s left)   show
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show stock characters  
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show strike  
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a feeling of uncertainty as to the outcome, used to build interest and excitement on the part of the audience   show
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an object or event used in literature to represent something else; often this representation alludes to a deeper meaning   show
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show tableau  
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a horizontal drape at the top of the proscenium arch   show
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the pace of a scene or a play   show
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the atmosphere created by unresolved, disquieting, or inharmonious situations that human beings feel compelled to address; the state of anxiety the audience feels because of a threat to a character in a play   show
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an acting area or stage that may be viewed from all sides simultaneously   show
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literally, "viewing-place” – part of the Greek theater where the audience sat   show
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show theme  
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the Greek recognized as the first actor   show
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Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides   show
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show thrust  
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show timing  
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show tormentors  
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from the Greek meaning ‘goat song’; A type of drama that recounts the events of an individual’s life that results in an unhappy catastrophe   show
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show tragic flaw  
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show tragic hero  
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an opening in the stage floor   show
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the climax or high point of a story, when events can go either way   show
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show understudies  
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(noun) the area on stage farthest from the audience, toward the backstage wall   show
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show vaudeville  
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show wings  
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The element of drama deals with the individuals in a drama   show
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show Plot  
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show Symbols  
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show Theme  
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The element of drama that involves the use of words to mean something very different from what they appear on the surface to mean   show
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perspective from which a story is told   show
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show Third Person Omniscient  
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show Third Person Limited  
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show First Person  
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the point of view in which the writer tells what happens without stating more than can be inferred from the story's action and dialogue   show
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The sequence of events or incidents of which the story is composed   show
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show Exposition  
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the part of the plot that build toward the climax   show
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show Climax  
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the part of the plot that leads to the end   show
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show Denouement  
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How many elements of drama does Aristotle have?   show
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show Plot  
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show Theme  
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show Character  
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show Diction/Language/Dialouge  
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show Music/Rhythum  
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The visual elements of the production of a play; the scenery,costumes,and special effects in a production.   show
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show Proscenium  
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show Thrust Stages  
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The audience is located on all four sides of the stage   show
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