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Drama Terms

Drama Terms. Romeo and Juliet. By Erin Salona Modified by Mary Bess Peterson. Definition. A play that ends happily . Term. Comedy . Definition. A play that ends unhappily . Term. Tragedy . Definition.

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Drama Terms

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  1. Drama Terms Romeo and Juliet By Erin Salona Modified by Mary Bess Peterson

  2. Definition • A play that ends happily

  3. Term • Comedy

  4. Definition • A play that ends unhappily

  5. Term • Tragedy

  6. Definition • A dramatic work based on an actual historical event or person– a combination of fiction and nonfiction

  7. Term • History

  8. Definition • The final revelation or outcome of a tragedy

  9. Term • Catastrophe

  10. Definition • The main character in a Shakespearean tragedy. • Is nobly born and has great influence in his or her own society. • Has one of more serious character flaws which lead to his downfall.

  11. Term • Tragic Hero

  12. Definition • Subdivision of a play

  13. Term • Act

  14. Definition • Further subdivision of an act

  15. Term • Scene

  16. Definition • A person whose function it is to communicate words and emotions to an audience; he or she assumes the personality of the character

  17. Term • Actor or Actress

  18. Definition • Those who view the play and should be responsive to the action and the feeling or mood portrayed as the actors lead them into the play

  19. Term • Audience

  20. Definition • The hero or leading character with whom the audience sympathizes

  21. Term • Protagonist

  22. Definition • The character who opposes or competes with the protagonist

  23. Term • Antagonist

  24. Definition • A character whose qualities contrast with those of another character. A writer might use a foil to emphasize or de-emphasize another character’s traits.

  25. Term • Foil

  26. Definition • All of the stage furnishings, objects, etc.

  27. Term • Props

  28. Definition • A character’s remark, either to the audience or to another character that others on stage are not supposed to hear. Its purpose is to reveal the character’s private thoughts.

  29. Term • Aside

  30. Definition • A single person speaking alone– with or without an audience.

  31. Term • Monologue

  32. Definition • A speech that a character gives when he or she is alone on stage. Its purpose is to let the audience know what the character is thinking. This is a type of monologue.

  33. Term • Soliloquy

  34. DEFINITION • A joke that comes from a play on words. • Examples: A prisoner's favorite punctuation mark is the period. It marks the end of his sentence. • When William joined the army he disliked the phrase 'fire at will'.

  35. More examples • There was a sign on the lawn at a drug re-hab center that said 'Keep off the Grass'. • A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired. • I decided that becoming a vegetarian was a missed steak. • Two peanuts were walking in a tough neighborhood and one of them was a-salted. • A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.

  36. TERM • Pun

  37. Definition • Left of the stage from the actor’s point of view.

  38. Term • Stage Left

  39. Definition • Right of the stage from the actor’s point of view.

  40. Term • Stage Right

  41. Definition • Area of the stage closest to the footlights and audience

  42. Term • Downstage

  43. Definition • Area of the stage farthest away from the footlights and the audience

  44. Term • Upstage

  45. Study for your Drama Terms & Shakespeare Background Quiz • This Wednesday (blue)/ Thursday (gold) • Review pages 1-3 in your Romeo & Juliet study packet • Quia games available from my website

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