Unit 4 - Elements of Drama

A story that is performed for an audience

• drama/play
• act/scene
• story/real
• fiction/nonfiction

The written text of the drama or play that contains dialogue

• plot
• script
• act/scene
• author

The author of a play or drama

• plot
• script
• playwright
• act/scene

Units of action in a drama

• scene
• act
• play
• plot

People in the drama or play who interact

• act

• plot

• setting

• characters/actors

The location, time, environment of the play

• act

• stage

• plot

• setting/scene

A series of action in a story

• plot
• climax
• rising action
• resolution

When characters are caught in a struggle

• climax
• conflict
• setting
• act

The action winds down and comes to an end

• climax
• conflict
• rising action
• resolution

The highest point of tension and also the turning point in the story

• climax
• plot
• conflict
• setting