Simba
Mufasa
Timon
Pumba
Scar
100
In ancient Greek theatre, a scene presented by silent, unmoving actors, showing the results of a violent act
What is Tableau
100
The main character of the play
What is Protagonist
100
French and Italian dramatists who relied on the use of the three unities: time, action, and place
What is Neoclassicists
100
An explanation of events that have occurred before the action of the play begins; also known as preliminary situation
What is Antecedent Action
100
The basic idea that gives unity and purpose to a play
What is Theme
200
The 4th of 6 dots on the structure of drama
What is Climax
200
The spoken lines of the play
What is Dialogue
200
The 5th of 6 dots on the structure of drama
What is Falling Action
200
The series of related events that take place in a play, including the development and resolution of the major conflict
What is Plot
200
A lesson of principle taught by some plays
What is Moral
300
The environment of a play created by staging and lighting
What is Atmosphere
300
The 2nd of 6 dots on the structure of drama
What is Initial Incident
300
A speech in which an actor, alone onstage, thinks aloud, sharing his or her character’s thoughts and motives with the audience
What is Soliloquy
300
Greek philosopher who described the key elements of a play
What is Aristotle
300
The person or force opposing the protagonist
What is Antagonist
400
Term that describes the untangling of complications in a play and the resolution of these complications
What is Denouement
400
That which explains the where, when, why and who in a play
What is Exposition
400
The reason behind each action of an actor
What is Motivation
400
The 6th of 6 dots on the structure of drama
What is Conclusion
400
The 3rd of 6 dots on the structure of drama
What is Rising Action
500
The emotional feeling of a play
What is Mood
500
A group of characters who are used in some forms of drama to inform the audience of the preliminary situation
What is Chorus
500
Structure that frames the stage, separating if from the auditorium
What is Proscenium Arch
500
The basis of all drama; Georges Polti suggests thirty-six of them
What is Dramatic Situations
500
The 1st of 6 dots on the structure of drama
What is Preliminary Situation
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