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Drama Terms

Drama Terms. Introduction to Macbeth. Drama Terms. Use your textbook to define the following terms: 1. Act 2. Aside 3. Atmosphere 4. Comic Relief 5. Foreshadowing 6. Imagery 7. Irony (ALL 3 types!!). Drama Terms, Cont …. 8. Metaphor 9. Paradox 10. Scene 11. Simile 12. Soliloquy

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Drama Terms

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  1. Drama Terms Introduction to Macbeth

  2. Drama Terms • Use your textbook to define the following terms: • 1. Act • 2. Aside • 3. Atmosphere • 4. Comic Relief • 5. Foreshadowing • 6. Imagery • 7. Irony (ALL 3 types!!)

  3. Drama Terms, Cont… • 8. Metaphor • 9. Paradox • 10. Scene • 11. Simile • 12. Soliloquy • 13. Tragedy • 14. Comedy • 15. History (These 3 are all types of plays)

  4. The Basic Outline of a Shakespearean Play • 1. Exposition—This is where the historical and background information is revealed. We need to know this info before we can understand what is happening in the play. • 2. Rising action—This is where things start to get exciting. Conflicts begin to arise; problems begin to surface; tension mounts. • 3. Climax—This is the peak of the excitement in the play. The action reaches its highest point here; conflict occurs.

  5. Outline, cont’d… • Falling action—This is where things start to settle down; the conflicts simmer down • Denoument—This is the play’s resolution. “Resolution” does not mean it ends happily. Particularly in a Shakespearean tragedy, it means everybody DIES! 

  6. Who is this Macbeth?

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