Characters and Dialogue
This is what we call the words that characters say to each other in a script.
What is dialogue?
This is the main problem that characters face in a story.
What is conflict?
These are the instructions in a script that tell actors how to move or speak.
What are stage directions?
The written text of a play or drama.
What is a script
The beginning of a scene where we learn about the situation and characters.
What is the exposition?
A character who doesn't change much during the story is called this type of character.
What is a static character?
The most exciting part of the story where the conflict reaches its peak.
What is the climax?
The time and place where a scene happens.
What is the setting?
A section of a play that happens in one location.
What is a scene?
The end of a scene where the conflict is resolved or leads to the next scene.
What is the resolution?
When a character speaks their thoughts aloud to the audience, but other characters can't hear them.
What is an aside?
A conflict between two students arguing over a misunderstanding would be this type of conflict.
What is person vs. person?
Stage directions that describe how a character should say their lines (e.g., "angrily," "whispering").
What are parentheticals?
A speech given by one character alone on stage.
What is a monologue?
The part of a scene where the conflict builds and gets more complicated.
What is the rising action?
The main character in a story, often the "good guy," is called this
What is the protagonist?
The series of events that make up the story.
What is the plot?
The part of a script that introduces the characters and setting at the beginning of a scene.
What is the scene heading or establishment?
The list of all characters in a play, usually at the beginning of the script.
What is the cast of characters?
The reason a character wants something in a scene.
What is motivation?
A conversation between two or more characters is called this.
What is a dialogue exchange?
When a character struggles with a difficult decision inside their own mind, it's called this type of conflict.
What is person vs. self?
Instructions that describe what the audience sees on stage (lights, furniture, etc.).
What are set directions?
The main message or lesson of the story.
What is the theme?
What a character learns or how they change by the end of a scene.
What is character development?