Drama Vocab 1

A _____ is the SMALLEST section of a play.

• act

• scene

• drama

• set

The ______ builders have to construct furniture and backdrops so the audience understands the world of the play.

• set

• playwright

• prop

• stage directions

An example: "[Isabella is walking her dog, Stanley. A bat dives down.] "

• prop

• set

• stage directions

• dialogue

A(n) ______ is the LARGER section of a play

• act

• scene

• drama

• set

I went to see a ______ and laughed a lot!

• set

• playwright

• tragedy

• comedy

I went to see a ______ and left feeling sad!

• set

• playwright

• tragedy

• comedy

In a Shakespeare play, Hamlet gives a famous ______ where he tells his thoughts to the audience.

• dialogue

• soliloquy

• stage directions

• dramatic irony

Romeo thinks Juliet is dead, but the audience knows Juliet is alive. This is an example of _______.

• dramatic irony

• monologue

• prop

• act

In a tragedy, the __________ is a noble character who has a tragic downfall.

• comedy

• drama

• tragic hero

• playwright

My favorite ________ in the play is when the two characters got into an argument.

• set

• props

• dialogue

• monologue