The Genre of Drama Review

What separates drama from other forms of literature?

• Complex Characters

• Performance

• Conflict

• Dialogue

Why is this a no phones unit?

• No distractions

• We want you to suffer

• You don't miss details

• You're respectful to classmates reading

The story is told through...

• A narrator

• Stage Directions

• Dialogue and Stage Directions

• Dialogue

Dialogue is...

• The words characters say

• Words in the text that describe what's taking place

• Character's gestures and facial expressions

• Interpretive dance

Stage Directions are...

• The words characters say

• Words marked in the text that describe what is taking place

• Interpretive dance

• Character's gestures and facial expressions

What is an extend speech by one character alone on stage called?

• Monologue

• Aside

• Song

• Soliloquy

When a playwright uses dramatic irony...

• One character tells a lot of bad puns

• Audience knows more than characters

• Characters know more than the audience

• One character knows more than another character

Which of the following are parts of plot?

• Denouement

• Climax

• Exposition

• All of these are parts of plot!

In a play, we have to pay attention to...

• Characters

• Plot

• Stage Directions

• All of these!

When performed, what DOESN'T help us understand a play?

• Actors' gestures and actions.

• Costumes, Sets, and Props

• Audience seating arrangements

• Actor's voice and body language choices.