Drama Terms

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Acts

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A major division in a play

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Scene

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Smaller divisions of an act

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Purpose of scenes

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Scenes are often used to change in time, change in location, and introduce new characters.

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Stage Directions

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An instruction in the text of a play, especially one indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting.

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Dialogue

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A conversation between two or more people in a work of literature.

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Props

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An object used on stage or screen by actors during a performance or screen production.

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Tragedy

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A type of drama in which the characters experience reversals of fortunes, usually for the worse.

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Comedy

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A literary genre and a type of dramatic work that is amusing and satirical in its tone, mostly having a cheerful ending.

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Chorus

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A group of characters who act like narrators and comment on the action without participating.

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Fourth Wall

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The invisible division between the characters and the audience