Elements of Drama

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How is drama different from other kinds of fiction?

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Drama is written to be performed by actors for an audience.

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A -------- is the series of related events that make up a story. Generally, a description of the ------ is what you provide when someone asks: "What's the story about?"

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plot

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-------is a struggle between a character and opposing characters or opposing forces. ------can also occur within a character. For example, a character might struggle internally to make a difficult decision or choice.

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conflict

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The ------ is the time and place in which a story occurs. The ------ can be in the past, present, or future. Examples include a classroom, the inside of a car during a traffic jam, or Mars.

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setting

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A ------------ is a person (or an animal) in a literary work. A story or play can have many ----------- or just a few.

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character

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------- is the words characters speak. Although any kind of story can have -------, it is central to drama, because the audience follows the events by watching what characters say and do.

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dialogue

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What is drama?

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a story that is written to be performed or acted out

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What is a "theater"?

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the place where the play is performed

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A type of drama in which events typically lead to a death or unhappy ending.

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tragedy

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An idea that recurs in a work of art or literature

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theme