a major section of a play; acts are divided into varying numbers of shorter scenes
What is act?
100
drama that includes silent plays, tableau/pantomime, stage plays, puppet plays, radio plays, etc.
What is plays?
100
a dramatic composition, dealing with a serious theme, typically that of a great person of affluence destined, through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society, to downfall or destruction
What is tragedy?
100
in drama, a speech directed to the audience that supposedly is not audible to the other characters on the stage at the time
What is aside?
100
backstage left corner.
What is upstage right?
200
the character who struggles against the lead character in a story
What is antagonist?
200
the introduction where characters are introduced and setting, conflict and mood are established.
What is exposition?
200
character flaw or defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist in a tragedy
What is tragic flaw?
200
in fiction, a foil is a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character.
What is foil?
200
front stage right corner
What is downstage left?
300
- a play that involves the humorous treatment of an unusual incident character or thought. Comedies have happy endings. They are considered the most difficult plays to perform on stage
What is comedy?
300
suspense increases and events happen which makes the audience what will happen in the play.
What is Rising action?
300
the literary character that has the tragic l aw, combined with many other conflicts, and makes the often fatal error in judgment that leads to tragedy.
What is tragic hero?
300
the act of talking while or as if alone; often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thought.
What is Soliloquy?
300
middle of the stage.
What is center stage?
400
includes improvisation, role-playing, storytelling, mime, Reader’s Theatre, scripts, interviews, dance, theatre games, etc.
What is drama?
400
Reveals a decision, action or event which determines the outcome of the conflict.
What is climax?
400
the actual words that characters speak; authors use dialogue skillfully in the short story to portray character and to dramatize conflict.
What is dialogue?
400
longer plays often include a second conflict which furnishes the basis for the subplot; creates a second line of interest in the play. A subplot should not overpower the main plot.
What is subplot?
400
right side of the stage.
What is stage left?
500
the way a language is spoken in a particular region or place.
What is dialect?
500
Resolves the conflict. Answers the question asked by the play. Solves the problem
What is resolution?
500
a group of people who serve mainly as commentators on the characters and events