The Plays the Thing
Type of literature in which the story is meant to be acted.
What is drama or a play?
People, animals or objects who act in a play
What are the characters?
Extra information to actors in parentheses or italics
What are stage directions?
The people who play the characters in a drama
Who are the actors?
A play that makes you laugh
What is a comedy?
The leading or main character
Who is the protagonist?
Characters who do not change during the play
What is a static character?
Objects that represent something else
What are symbols or what is symbolism?
What is dialogue?
Words that paint a picture in the mind
What is imagery?
The adversary who opposes the leading or main character
Who is the antagonist?
Characters who develop or change during a play
What is a dynamic character?
When a playwright gives a hint in advance of events to come
What is foreshadowing?
A solitary, uninterupted speech by one character
What is a monologue?
A comment that conveys a different meaning than what it may seem to be
What is verbal irony?
When the playwright tells you about the character's personality
Characters who are underdeveloped
What is a flat character?
A story with a double meaning
What is an allegory?
A solitary speech in which a character speaks to theirself
What is a soliloquy?
When the outcome of a situation is contrary to what was expected
What is situational irony?
When the character's personality is revealed through speech, actions, thoughts or appearance
What is Indirect Characterization?
Characters who are well developed
What is a round character?
Theatre directions as seen from the stage
What is stage right or stage left?
When a character talks to the audience
What is an aside?
A situation that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play