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People
Places
Parts of a Plot
A Play's Characteristics
Said and Done
100
Who are all the actors in a play?
What is a cast?
100
Same as audience right.
What is stage left?
100
Where the conflict between the characters begin to unravel.
What is falling action?
100
Introductory section of a play.
What is a prologue?
100
The words that are spoken in a play; a conversation between 2 or more characters.
What is dialogue?
200

An actor who speaks only to the audience about the story

Who is a narrator?

200
Sides of the stage not seen by the audience.
What are wings?
200
This term refers to the beginning part of a plot that provides background information.
What is exposition?
200
A section of an act.
What is a scene?
200
A speech given by one actor.
What is a monologue?
300

Group of actors that comment on the play.

Who is the chorus?

300
Where most of Shakespeare's plays were viewed!
What is the Globe theater?
300
This term refers to the obstacles that get in the way of a character achieving goals.
What is conflict?
300
A play with a sad or unhappy ending.
What is a tragedy?
300
Humorous actions or words put in a serious play.
What is comic relief?
400

The origins of Greek theatre lie in the revels of the followers of...

Who is Dionysus?

400
The year the Globe theater was built.
What is 1599?
400
The middle part of the plot, consisting of complications and discoveries that create conflict.
What is rising action?
400
Major section of a play.
What is an act?
400
This specific kind of monologue is a dramatic speech by one character in which the character reveals his/her private, inner-most thoughts.
What is a soliloquy?
500

Began around 485 B.C.; these were known for the awful happenings to Heroes or lead characters.

What is Tragedians?

500
How the original Globe theater was destroyed.
What is fire?
500
This term refers to the 'turning point' in a play's plot. (In a comedy, things will improve at this point; in a tragedy, things will worsen at this point.)
What is the climax?
500
A funny or amusing play.
What is a comedy?
500
A quick remark made by a character in a play that is said directly to the audience, not to other characters who are present.
What is an aside?