A long speech spoken by a single character, often reveals private thoughts.
What is a monologue?
100
A one-dimensional character, often a minor one. Reader has limited knowledge of character.
What is flat?
100
A script written for or adapted for TV. Includes camera angles and camera directions.
What is a teleplay?
100
On stage painted backdrops that represent places used to make the play seem more realistic.
What is scenery?
100
Events lead to the downfall of the main character. Can be an average person but usually a person of great significance, like a king or heroic figure.
What is a tragedy?
200
A conversation between or among characters.
What is dialogue?
200
Usually a round character that changes, grows, or learns something by the end.
What is dynamic?
200
A form of literature written by a playwright. Usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance onstage.
What is a stage play?
200
Movable items used to make the play seem more realistic.
What are props?
200
Used to describe plays that address serious subjects.
What is a drama?
300
Hero or main character
What is the protagonist?
300
Experiences no major changes in the story - is usually a flat character.
What is static?
300
Scripts for film, include camera angles and can allow for more scene changes than a stage play.
What is a screen play?
300
Construction on stage that suggests the time/place of an action.
What is a set?
300
Usually has a happy ending with normal characters in funny situations. Can entertain or point out faults in society.
What is a comedy?
400
Opponent or rival of the hero.
What is the antagonist?
400
Have a smaller role in the story.
What is a minor character?
400
Written to be performed as radio broadcasts. They include sound effects and require no set or stage directions that explain movement.
What is a radio play?
400
The people who perform in a play.
What is an actor/actress?
400
A playwright's written instructions about how the actors are to move and behave in a play. They explain in which direction characters should move, facial expressions they should assume, etc.
What are stage directions?
500
Method where the author tells readers about a character.
What is direct characterization?
500
A multi-dimensional character; often one of the main characters; know about the personality, background, feelings, etc.
What is round?
500
People or animals in plays, short stories, or novels.
What are characters?
500
The reader must infer (put together) facts about a character.