Drama Elements

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What is Drama?

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Stories acted out in front of people or an audience; a play.

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What are Character Tags?

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Labels before lines of dialogue to show which character is speaking.

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What is the Cast of Characters?

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People, animals, or things that are characters in the play usually portrayed by actors.

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What is a Theme in a story?

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The moral or lesson in the story.

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What is the Main Idea of a story?

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What the story is mostly about.

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What are Stage Directions?

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Instructions in the script that tell actors how to move or behave on stage.

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What is a Script?

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The written text of a play, including dialogue and stage directions.

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What is Conflict in a story?

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The struggle between opposing forces, which drives the plot.

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What is Setting in a play?

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The time and place where the story occurs.

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What are Acts in a play?

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Major divisions within a play, often containing several scenes.