Elements of Drama

How is drama different from other kinds of fiction?

• Drama can have only one setting. Other kinds of fiction can have many settings.

• Drama has a plot. Other kinds of fiction use monologues instead of plots.

• Drama has more characters than other kinds of fiction.

• Drama is written to be performed by actors for an audience.

What is the primary purpose of drama?

• to help readers visualize the text

• to tell a compelling story

• to allow actors to perform in front of a live audience

• to tell stories from the past

Which of the following elements are unique to drama?

• characters, stage directions, scenes

• conflict, setting, characters

• stage directions, scenes, monologue

• dialogue, plot, setting

What is the difference between dialogue and monologue?

• Dialogue is conversation between two or more characters. In a monologue, one character speaks alone.

• Monologue is conversation between two characters. Dialogue is conversation between three or more characters.

• Dialogue is conversation between two or more characters. Monologues appear only in novels.

• Dialogue is conversation between only two characters. In a monologue, one character speaks alone.

Why does a playwright include stage directions in a script?

• to provide information about the time period in which a play is set

• to provide information about how the dialogue in a play should be spoken

• to provide information about how the play should look to the audience

• to provide information about the setting, characters, dialogue, and appearance of a play

What is the plot of a drama?

• a struggle between a character and opposing characters or opposing forces. For example, a character might struggle internally to make a difficult decision or choice.

• the time and place in which a story occurs; It can be in the past, present, or future.

• the series of related events that make up a story; It consists of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

• a person (or an animal) in a literary work.

What is the setting of a drama?

• a struggle between a character and opposing characters or opposing forces. For example, a character might struggle internally to make a difficult decision or choice.

• the time and place in which a story occurs; It can be in the past, present, or future.

• the series of related events that make up a story; It consists of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

• a person (or an animal) in a literary work.

What is the conflict of a drama?

• a struggle between a character and opposing characters or opposing forces. For example, a character might struggle internally to make a difficult decision or choice.

• the time and place in which a story occurs; It can be in the past, present, or future.

• the series of related events that make up a story; It consists of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

• a person (or an animal) in a literary work.

What is the dialogue of a drama?

• the words characters speak. Although any kind of story can have this, it is central to drama, because the audience follows the events by watching what characters say and do.

• the time and place in which a story occurs; It can be in the past, present, or future.

• the series of related events that make up a story; It consists of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

• a person (or an animal) in a literary work.

What is defined as a playwright's written instructions about how actors should move and behave; explain how the stage should look and where props (items used in the play) are located.

• aside

• stage directions

• soliloquy

• monologue