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Tasks
Dramatic Structure
Climactic Plot
Episodic Plot
Characters
100
subject matter of drama
What are HUMAN BEINGS
100
arrangement of events and order of scenes in a play
What is PLOT
100
where the plot begins
What is LATE IN THE STORY
100
where the plot begins
What is EARLY IN THE STORY
100
conversation between characters
What is DIALOGUE
200
to entertain, to probe the human condition, to provide an escape
What is PURPOSE
200
opposition of persons in a drama
What is CONFLICT
200
number of characters
What is NO MORE THAN EIGHT
200
setting
What is ENTIRE CITY of COUNTRIES
200
characters that are "larger than life"
What are EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTERS
300
along with selecting a subject, playwrights must decide _________ and __________
What is FOCUS and EMPHASIS
300
powerful adversaries
What are OPPOSED FORCES
300
setting
What is ONE ROOM or ONE HOUSE
300
length of scenes
What is SHORT
300
they embody characteristics of a group
What are REPRESENTATIVE or QUINTESSENTIAL CHARACTERS
400
the format of a play
What is DRAMATIC STRUCTURE
400
second essential structure in drama
What is ACTION
400
climactic plot is also called this
What is INTENSIVE STRUCTURE
400
juxtaposed plots
What are PARALLEL PLOTS
400
normal, complete characters
What are STOCK CHARACTERS
500
developed after dramatic structure
What are DRAMATIC CHARACTERS or POINT OF VIEW
500
the matching of opposed forces
What is BALANCE OF FORCES
500
plot structure
What is LINEAR
500
number of characters
What is MANY, SEVERAL DOZEN
500
a group of performers who sang in Greek drama
What is CHORUS