This is main characteristic of drama. It is written for this purpose.
What is...it is written to be performed?
100
A screenplay is a script written for...
What is film?
100
A playwright is a play’s…
What is author?
100
notes in the script that tell how a play should be performed
What are stage directions?
200
What is the distinguishing feature of the dramatic form called tragedy? What usually happens?
What is...the protagonist suffers a downfall (usually death).
200
Plays are divided into...
What are acts and scenes?
200
This is an extended speech by one character while other characters are on stage.
What is a monologue?
200
a work changed to fit a different form
What is a literary adaptation?
200
This is a character’s direct address to the audience, which is not heard by the other characters.
What is an aside?
300
What is the most important thing to remember when drawing conclusions while reading?
What is...connecting the most important details and looking for patterns?
300
This is an extended speech by one character, alone on stage. They are used to express the private thoughts of one character.
What is a soliloquy?
300
Which of these is the best example of a literary adaptation?
A. a short story based on a real event
B. a film script rewritten to add a character
C. a novel changed into a movie
D. a poem that is read on the radio
What is C. a novel changed into a movie ?
300
This refers to social criticism that is cloaked in comedy and used to ridicule social institutions and figureheads. It ridicules the wrongdoings of others or groups.
What is satire?
400
This refers to comedy that lapses into ludicrous, improbable plots, mockery, and even slapstick.
What is farce?
400
This type of character is included in the plot to serve as a contrast to the main character.
What is a foil?
400
Why does Yulia Vassilyevna say she is glad to have the eleven rubles that the narrator of “The Ninny” gave to her?
Where she worked before, she got nothing.
400
What is a major difference between the original “The Ninny” and the adaptation The Governess?
The employer is a man in “The Ninny” and a woman (mistress) in The Governess.