(RANGE) Elements of Drama-English 1 SOL

Elements of Drama

All the world is a stage.- William Shakespeare

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What is DRAMA?

• story performed in front of an audience

• a movie

• it is only theater

• another word for play

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A stage play is ...

• meant to be recorded for television

• meant to be performed in front of a live audience

• meant to be performed over the radio

• meant to be shown at movie theaters

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Screenplays are _________.

• written for theater

• written for radio

• written for film

• written for fun

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Teleplays are ______.

• written for a live audience

• written for radio

• written for the movie theater

• written for television

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Radio plays are _______.

• written for the radio

• written for a live audience

• written for televison

• written for film

A COMEDY is funny.

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A comedy is ...

• sad

• depressing

• funny

• dramatic

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In a tragedy, ___________________.

• the characters live happily ever after

• the main character(s) die(s)

• the characters are on a quest

• the main character is an animal

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A drama is usually _________.

• about funny or humorous issues

• about monsters

• about fictional creatures

• about serious topics or issues

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The author of a drama is a?

• actor

• scene

• playwright

• drama

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The characters in a drama are played by ...

• acts

• actors

• scenes

• playwrights

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The "units of actions" from a drama; similar to a chapter in a book.

• scenes

• drama

• playwright

• acts

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Parts of acts in a drama; changes within setting or time.

• acts

• drama

• scenes

• actors

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Written words for the actors are called _____.

• acts

• drama

• script

• scenes

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Written words spoken by actors in a drama?

• dialogue

• monologue

• theater

• actors

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A long speech given by one actor alone.

• actor

• monologue

• dialogue

• acts

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The part of the play script that tells actors how to move or speak their lines is called the...

• stage directions

• scene

• setting

• stage

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The area where the play takes place is ...

• scene

• theater

• set

• setting

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Construction on the stage that shows time/place of the play is called ...

• Set/setting

• Scene

• Stage

• Actor

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Small moveable items that the actors use to make the play seem realistic

• actors

• theater

• props

• drama

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What is the definition of plot?

• The lesson in the story

• The sequence of events in the story

• The turning point of the story

• The conflict in the story

Exposition

• Beginning of the story

• Introduces characters, setting, and conflict

• Not very exciting yet

• A few events

• (Usually the first chapter of a book)

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What is the purpose of the exposition?

• To introduce the characters, setting, & conflict

• To make the story more exciting

• To bring the story to a conclusion

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An event or decision tht sets the conflict in motion and hooks the reader is ...

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Inciting Incident

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A STRUGGLE or PROBLEM between two opposing forces usually a protagonist and an antagonist.

• Climax

• Conflict

• Inciting Incident

• Falling Action

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A related SERIES of EVENTS that BUILD TOWARD the point of greatest interest or THE CLIMAX.

Ask: What events make the conflict WORSE?

• Falling Action

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

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TURNING POINT in a story; the conflict or tension hits the HIGHEST point. The most SUSPENSEFUL part.

After this, everything begins to change.

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Climax

• Conflict

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What occurs AFTER THE CLIMAX as the characters work toward resolution (ending). The conflict unravels and the character wins or loses.

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Inciting Incident

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The point at which the CONFLICT is FIGURED OUT or RESOLVED.

Does not have to be a "happy ending."

• Plot

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Climax

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What is characterization?

• Character traits

• What a character says and thinks

• The process in which the author tells the personality of a character

• What a character looks like and what are his actions

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Direct characterization is...

• the author telling you a character's traits

• the author showing you a character's traits

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Indirect characterization is...

• the author telling you a character's traits by describing him/her in great detail

• the author showing you a character's traits through his/her speech, thoughts, and actions

Character Foils

What is a character foil?

a character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character. 

Why do playwrights create character foils?

They create them to highlight the traits of the other character. In other words, they want the other character’s traits to be obvious to the audience.

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Acharacter that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character is called a ...

• antagonist

• situational irony

• protagonist

• foil