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The conversation between actors on stage.
dialogue
The description of the scenery, backdrops, and furniture at the beginning of a drama is the ________
setting
a person who performs in a drama
actor
Opposition of persons or forces giving rise to dramatic action.
conflict
The section of the story that is centered around a specific place or time
scene
A type of fiction story performed in front of an audience
drama
What type of information is given in parentheses ()?
character directions
The character through whose eyes we see the action of a play.
protagonist
The actions of a play printed in the script by the publisher.
stage directions
Whose name is written just before the dialogue
character
Name 1 way a drama is different than a story
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A person or a situation that opposes the protagonist’s goals or desires.
antagonist
This is made up of 5 main parts: exposition, rising action, plot, falling action and resolution.
plot
the written text of a play
script
Name 2 ways a drama is similar to a story
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The part of a plot consisting of complications and discoveries that create conflict.
rising action
A large section of the story that usually contains the a portion of the story such as the rising action or climax, similar to a chapter in a book.
Act
A person who writes a play
playwright
What is the difference between the role of a narrator and a main character?
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Detailed information revealing the facts of a plot.
exposition