a play or a text that is meant to be performed
What is Drama?
The conversation between two or more characters in a play
What is a Dialogue?
the location on stage that has been constructed to create the scene
What is the Set?
the main argument
What is a Claim?
a person who writes a play; the author
What is Playwright?
a longer speech given by one actor; a speech in which a character usually speaks to a silent listener
What is a Monologue?
the placement, intensity, and color of lights to help communicate environment, mood, or feeling
What is the Lighting?
the "because" part of an argument, and the explanation for why a claim is made; links evidence to the claim
What is Logical Reasoning?
the written dialogue, description, and directions provided by the playwright
What is the Script?
instructions in the text of a play, especially ones indicating movement, position, tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting
What are Stage Directions?
another term for drama
What is a Play?
support for the reasoning in an argument; the "for example" aspect of an argument
What is Relevant Reasoning?
a part of the play in which there is no change in time or place; a subdivision of each section of a play; group of 2 or more scenes that form a MAJOR division of a play
What is an Act?
objects used on stage by actors during a performance; anything movable or portable on stage that actors interact with (different from scenery and costumes)
What are Props?
a drama that includes great sorrow or terrible events
What is a Tragedy?
What is Textual Evidence?
sections of a play; one part of the action and usually begins when the setting (time/place) changes
What is a Scene?
type of monologue; speech by a character alone onstage; words that reveal what he/she is thinking or feeling
What is a Soliloquy?
a type of drama that includes humor
What is a Comedy?
the statement that is to be proved; also known as a claim
What is a Thesis?