Drama Terms I
Drama Terms II
Vocabulary
Characters of A Christmas Carol
Plot of A Christmas Carol
100
The author of a play (script).
What is a playwright
100
the shorter parts of an act in a drama
What are scenes
100

adj. determined

What is resolute

100
The specter who once was partners with Scrooge
Who is Marley
100
The city in which the drama takes place
What is London
200
The spoken language between characters in a drama
What is dialogue
200
The series of events that make up the conflict (problem) of a story
What is the plot
200
(adj) gloomy or ill-tempered
What is morose
200
Scrooge's nephew who invited him to Christmas dinner
Who is Fred
200
The holiday around which the drama is focused
What is Christmas
300
The time and place in which a story takes place
What is setting
300
The list of characters in a play
What is the cast
300

adj. disagreeable; unreasonable 

What is impossible 

300
Scrooge's clerk
Who is Bob Cratchit
300
A phrase meaning "nonsense"
What is Bah! Humbug!
400
The large sections of a drama.
What are Acts
400
The overall message (or lesson) of what a story is about
What is the theme
400

n. a person who is always unhappy 

What is malcontent

400
The protagonist of A Christmas Carol
Who is Ebenezer Scrooge
400
This mystery is left unexplained in the opening of A Christmas Carol
What is how Marley died
500
The way characters are created which adds to the plot of a story
What is characterization
500
Information given about what is happening on stage during a play that isn't in the dialogue.
What are stage directions
500

n. greedy person who keeps and refuses to spend money, even at the expense of his or her own comfort. 

What is miser

500
Ebenezer Scrooge ex-fiance. 

Who is Belle

500

The theme of A Christmas Carol

What is "money isn't everything."

Greed

Forgiveness