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Who is the father of Modern Realistic Drama?

Who is Ibsen?

100
These are divisions of acts that occur in different settings
What are scenes?
100
This is a major division within a play in which two or more scenes are grouped together
What is an act?
100

This is a list of all the characters in a play. They usually are listed according to appearance

What is the cast?

100
These are instructions for the actors, the director, and the stage crew and are normally written in italics
What are stage directions?
200

Which form of drama is meant to entertain the audience by emphasizing human and societal flaws. 

What is Comedy?

200
He or she is the author of a play
What is a playwright?
200

Which first playwright created the actor?

Who is Thespis?

200
A dramatic work that presents the downfall of a character due to bad judgement and leads to a disastrous conclusion usually death
What is a tragedy?
200
The words or conversations spoken by characters to each other. Much of what you learn about the characters, setting, and events are revealed in this conversation.
What is dialogue?
300
This is a long uninterrupted speech that is spoken by a single character which reveals his/her thoughts and feelings
What is a monologue?
300
According to Aristotle, the main purpose of tragedy is to bring about what?

What is catharsis?

300
This is where the play takes place.
What is a theater?
300
This is a solitary speech in which the character in a play is speaking to themselves
What is soliloquy?
300

Oedipus Rex is an example of what type of drama?

What is a Greek tragedy?

400
This is where the action of a play takes place. It usually has three walls and an invisible "fourth wall"
What is a stage?
400
The central message or idea of a drama
What is theme?
400
A struggle that a character has. This can be either internal or external
What is conflict?
400

What are side-kick or stereotypical characters called?

Who are stock characters?

400
An act is a division of the play and a scene is a division of the act
What is the difference between an act and a scene?
500

This comes from the Greek word "dran" which means "to do" or "to act"

What is drama?

500

What is the term for when the audience knows more than the characters?

What is dramatic irony?

500

These are clothing and accessories worn by actors to portray the characters and the time period.

What are costumes?

500

What is the term for when a couple first encounter each other in a romantic comedy?

What is a "meet cute"?

500
Drama is meant to be

What is seen, watched, or performed?

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