Elements of Drama

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What can drama be classified as?

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Both Fiction or Nonfiction

Front

What do we call the characters, or parts, that will be in the play?

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cast of characters

Front

What are the objects needed to perform the play called?

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props

Front

Who is the person that writes the play?

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playwright

Front

What do we call the lines that the characters say?

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dialogue

Front

What is the written text of a play called?

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script

Front

What is the main idea or message of a play called?

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theme

Front

What do we call the person who tells the story in a play?

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narrator

Front

What is a long speech by one character in a play called?

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monologue

Front

What do we call the setting and time period in which a play takes place?

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context