Elements 1
The time and place in which the narrative occurs.
Setting
Rich/Poor
Good/Evil
Royalty
Fairytale
The written text of the play.
Script
A traditional story that explains a practice, belief, or phenomenon
Myth
The person who writes the script
Playwright
People who watch performance.
Audience
Animals with human characteristics
Fable
A story that is written in a dramatic form and intended to be performed by actors.
Play
Larger than life, exaggeration.
Tall Tale
The platform on which the actors perform
Stage
Act
Animals that talk to humans.
Pour Quoi
The scenery that is used to create the setting for the play.
Sets
Once upon a time, happily every after
Fairytale
The dramatic action central to the plot.
Conflict
The main idea of the piece.
Theme
Supposedly based on a real person
Legend
The smaller sections of the play
Scene
Moral or Lesson story
Fable
Climax
The person who tells the details throughout the story
Narrator
demigods/heros mythical creatures
Myths
Words spoken by the characters
Dialogue
Explains how or why something is the way that it is
Pour Quoi
The directions written in parentheses that tell the actor their actions and emotions.
Stage Directions