Drama Terms

A monologue allows us to see _______ in a character?

• Thoughts

• Feelings

• Emotions

• Symbolism

What is the definition of a cast?

• A group of actors in a play, movie, television show that play main characters

• A singular person

• A group of friends going out to eat

• An animal

Comedy is a literary genre and a type of dramatic work that is ___________________ in its tone

• funny and hilarious

• classic and original

• amusing and satirical

• comedic and dramatic

Which of one these are a main characteristic of a Tragic Hero?

• Hubris

• Selfishness

• Humilty

• Envy

During this, characters engage in some kind of action or dialogue.

• Act

• Scene

• Drama

• Foil

Select the sentence that is true about Tragedy.

• Tragedy is another word for conquest

• Tragedy is a form of drama based off of suffering

• Tragedy invokes a feeling of triumph

• All of the above

What is an example of an aside?

• The character Jonathan blurts out in front of the other characters "I hate Philip!"

• The scene freezes for a moment and the audience can hear Jonathan explaining his thought process.

• Jonathan steps aside and will say something that the other characters in the play are unaware of.

• Jonathan starts speaking for an extended period of time while the other characters listen.

What is the definition of Foil in drama?

• When one character contrasts another.

• When a character is expanding bionomials

• To prevent from succeeding

• A shiny, thin layer of metal used to wrap food.

Dramatic irony is when ________.

• the speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrasts with the literal or usual meaning of what he says

• the audience knows somethings that one or more characters do not know

• someone is being dramatic

• the opposite of what we expect to happen, happens.

All of Shakespeare's plays have the same, specific structure. How many acts does Shakespeare include in all his plays?

• 8

• 2

• 4

• 5