Elements of Drama

This is an open-air stage in classical times in Greece

• arena stage
• script
• monologue
• blocking

This is any theatrical work with a happy ending.

• comedy
• tragedy

This is a drama that tells the story of the fall of a person of high status, or nowadays, the protagonist

• comedy
• tragedy

This is the written form of the play

• playwright
• script
• monologue
• dialogue

This is the term used to describe the speech of the actors in a play.

• playwright
• script
• monologue
• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

These two things are the major divisions of a drama

• playwright and script
• monologue and soliloquy
• act and scene
• props and set

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

This is a speech given by a lone character on stage

• monologue
• soliloquy
• aside
• aisle

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

These are the notes provided by the playwright to describe how something should be presented or performed on the stage.

• stage
• set
• props
• stage directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

This is all the elements of the drama presented to the senses of the audience (the lights, sets, curtains, etc.)

• playwright
• stage directions
• props
• spectacle

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

This is the act of determining how actors will move on a stage

• blocking
• props
• spectacle
• set