Elements of Drama

What is the protagonist?

• The nice person in the play.

• The character who the story is revolved around.

• The evil person in the play.

• No one.

What is comedy?

• It's a dramatic piece.

• A story that ends happily.

• A story that doesn't end well.

• Just a bunch of clowns.

What is an antagonist?

• A major character in the play whose ideas conflict the protagonist.

• A character who the story revolves around.

• The person who writes the play.

• The person who directs the play.

What is tragedy?

• It's a happy script.

• A serious work of drama in which the hero suffers catastrophe.

• A comedy show.

• A comedic work of art where the villain wins.

What does character mean?

• The beginning of the play where there is a list of characters.

• A two page script like a short film.

• The person who produces the show.

• The person who is the script advisor.

What is a soliloquy?

• It's a character voicing their thoughts out loud.

• It's a character who plots against the hero.

• It's a monologue.

• It's a two person play.

What is double entendre?

• It's a word or phrase with more than one meaning.

• It's two words that mean the same.

• It's a monologue that makes sense.

• It's a two person show.

What are stage directions?

• They are where the director stands.

• It's telling the stage manager where to go.

• Comments that identify parts of the setting and telling actors where to stand.

• That term doesn't exist in Theatre.

What is iambic pentameter?

• It's a term for writers only.

• Form a poetry that has lines with five lambs of two syllables each.

• What's a lamb?

• It's what the PG&E use to see how much electricity we use.

What is a scene?

• It's a full length script.

• It's a speech given by one character.

• It's a division of a play.

• A further division within an act.