Drama Terms Review

the person or force who works against the main character

• comic relief

• protagonist

• antagonist

• foil

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

the main character of a play/story

• protagonist

• foil

• antagonist

• comic relief

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

the inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious or dramatic work, often to relieve tension

• foil

• comic relief

• protagonist

• antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

a character who contrasts with the main character in key ways

• antagonist

• protagonist

• foil

• comic relief

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play

• aside

• monologue

• soliloquy

• dramatic irony

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

when the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character, creating tension in the story

• monologue

• dramatic irony

• aside

• soliloquy

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud

• soliloquy

• aside

• dramatic irony

• monologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

when an actor talks aloud to themself, expressing their own thoughts and feelings, and the audience can hear

• monologue

• dramatic irony

• soliloquy

• aside

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

list of the main characters in a dramatic work

• props

• dramatis personae

• staging

• stage directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

objects actors use on stage during a performance

• props

• stage directions

• dramatis personae

• staging

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3