Vocabulary for Elements of Drama

An uplifting play whose plot usually centers on a romantic conflict and ends happily.

A manuscript written for a play.

An uninterrupted speech given by a character where the character is talking to himself/herself or thinking

A story told by actors before an audience, comes from the Greek word "dran" meaning "to do" or "to act"

A person who writes plays

Conversation between two or more characters

A sad play where the hero experiences a catastrophe and the play ends unhappily

Objects on stage during a play

A group of two or more scenes that form a major division in a play

The personality an actor portrays in a scene or play based on the script