2023 Crucible Terms

A story told through characters played by actors

• Drama

• Script

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Stage Directions

The written form of a play is made up of dialogue spoken by the characters and stage directions that explain the setting

• Drama

• Script

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Stage Directions

A lighthearted or humorous work that typically presents characters with limitations and misunderstandings

• Drama

• Script

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Stage Directions

Portrays the fall of a person of high status, such as a king or god

• Drama

• Script

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Stage Directions

Notes included in a play that describe how something should be performed on stage

• Drama

• Script

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Stage Directions

A difference between expectations and reality

• Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony:

• Script

When something is known by the reader or audience but unknown to the characters

• Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony:

• Script

When a character says one thing but means another

• Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony:

• Script

When an event occurs that violates the expectations of the characters, the reader, or the audience

• Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony:

• Script

A conversation between two or more characters

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Aside

• Irony