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People, animals, or objects who do the acting in a play
What are Characters?
The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, thoughts.
What is Indirect characterization?
In parenthesis or italics to give extra information to the actors
What are stage directions?
A conversation between two (or more) characters
What is dialogue?
A solitary speech in which is the character is speaking to himself or herself
What is Soliloquy?
a piece of literature where the story is meant to be acted
What is Drama/play?
A character breaks the fourth wall to interact with the audience
What is an Aside?
A solitary speech in which the actor is speaking uninterruptedly and the other characters may or may not be listening.
What is a Monologue?
when the author makes statements about a character's personality directly to the reader
What is Direct characterization?
Characters that do not change throughout the course of a work
What is a static character?
complex and undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise the reader
What is a dynamic character?
Characters that are underdeveloped in a text
What is a flat character?
Characters that are well developed in a text
What is a round character?
an object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant.
What is a symbol?
a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
a situation in which the outcome is contrary to what was expected
What is situational Irony?
a comment that conveys a different meaning than what it may seem to be
What is verbal Irony?
A situation that is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play or story.
What is Dramatic Irony?
a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary
Who is the antagonist?
the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text
Who is the protagonist?
This comes from the Greek word "dran" which means "to do" or "to act"
What is drama?
A story with a double meaning
What is an Allegory?
The Crucible was written by.
Who is Auther Miller
Words that paint a picture
What is Imagery?