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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Which elements are unique to drama? Options: characters, stage directions, scenes; conflict, setting, characters; stage directions, scenes, acts; dialogue, plot, setting.

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stage directions, scenes, acts

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Why does a playwright include stage directions in a script?

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To provide information about the setting, characters, dialogue, and appearance of a play.

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Types of Drama include:

stage plays

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radio plays

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movies

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television programs

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all of the above

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----- are a playwright's written instructions about how actors should move and behave. They also explain how the stage should look and where props (items used in the play) are located.

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Stage directions

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------- is the words characters speak. Although any kind of story can have this, 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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The ------ is the time and place in which a story occurs. It 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 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. It 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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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