Structure of Drama
The 5th of 6 plot points in the Structure of Drama
What is Falling Action?
The 2nd of 6 plot points in the Structure of Drama
What is Initial Incident?
The main character of the play
What is a Protagonist?
A lesson or principle taught by some plays
What is a Moral?
The spoken lines of the play
What is Dialogue?
The 4th of 6 plot points on the structure of drama
What is Climax?
That which explains the where, when, why and who in a play
What is Exposition?
In ancient Greek theatre, a scene presented by silent, unmoving actors, showing the results of a violent act
What is Tableau?
The basic idea that gives unity and purpose to a play
What is Theme?
Greek philosopher who described the key elements of a play
Who is Aristotle?
The 1st of 6 plot points in the Structure of Drama
What is Preliminary Situation?
The series of related events that take place in a play, including the development and resolution of the major conflict
What is Plot?
A speech in which an actor, alone onstage, thinks aloud, sharing his or her character’s thoughts and motives with the audience
What is Soliloquy?
The reason behind each action of an actor
What is Motivation?
Structure that frames the stage, separating it from the auditorium
What is a Proscenium Arch?
The 6th of 6 plot points in the Structure of Drama
What is Conclusion?
Term that describes the untangling of complications in a play and the resolution of these complications
What is Denouement?
The person or force opposing the protagonist
What is an Antagonist?
The environment of a play created by staging and lighting
What is Atmosphere?
The basis of all drama; Georges Polti suggests thirty-six of them
What are Dramatic Situations?
The 3rd of 6 plot points in the Structure of Drama
What is Rising Action?
An explanation of events that have occurred before the action of the play begins; also known as preliminary situation
What is Antecedent Action?
A group of characters who are used in some forms of drama to inform the audience of the preliminary situation
What is a Chorus?
The emotional feeling of a play
What is Mood?
French and Italian dramatists who relied on the use of the three unities: time, action, and place
What are Neoclassicists?