Characters
The people or personalities that take part in a play
What are characters?
What happens in the story
What is plot?
The time and place where the story happens.
What is setting?
The main problem of a story
What is conflict?
Characters who help or block the main characters
What are supporting characters?
The character that goes against the protagonist.
What is an antagonist?
Part of the plot, when problems get bigger and harder.
What is rising action?
This is the mood or feeling created by the setting.
Atmosphere
Two sisters argue over who gets to wear a sweater.
What is Character vs. Character?
Part of the plot, what happens after the climax
The main character in a play
Part of the plot, the most exciting part of the story.
What is the climax?
Things you can see and touch on stage like furniture.
What are physical elements?
A character is insecure about their glasses.
An internal struggle where a character faces a challenge or problem
What is character vs. self?
The history or experiences that shape a character.
What is backstory?
Part of the plot, starts the story’s main problem.
What is the inciting incident?
Setting can represent bigger ideas or ______ in the play.
Without conflict, they wouldn't feel connected to the characters.
What is the audience?
Includes culture, politics, and social norms in setting
What is social context?
What a character could gain or lose depending on what happens.
What are stakes?
Part of the plot that introduces setting, characters, and style.
What is exposition?
Setting helps the audience believe in the _______.
What is the world of the play?
Conflict can change the story and show what about characters?
What is growth?
What a character wants in the scene
What are goals or objectives?