Parts of a Drama

Elements of Drama: _______ – a play that ends with the death of a main character.

• Tragedy

• Comedy

• Farce

• Melodrama

Elements of Drama: _______ – descriptions or directions in the script that tell how the play is performed.

• Stage Directions

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Plot

Elements of Drama: _______ – the written text of a play.

• Script

• Stage

• Director

• Costume

Elements of Drama: _______ – a long speech given by one character.

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Aside

• Soliloquy

Elements of Drama: _______ – an extended speech given by a character that expresses inner thoughts aloud to himself and the audience.

• Soliloquy

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Aside

Elements of Drama: _______ – a brief monologue for the audience that is unheard by other characters on stage.

• Aside

• Soliloquy

• Dialogue

• Monologue

Elements of Drama: _______ – an introduction to a play, usually spoken by the chorus.

• Prologue

• Epilogue

• Monologue

• Dialogue

Elements of Drama: _______ – a character who contrasts with or is the opposite of another character.

• Foil

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Hero

A major section of a play, usually made up of several scenes.

• Line

• Act

• Stage Directions

• Foil

A subdivision of an act that changes for a new time or location; ends when characters leave the stage.

• Stage Directions

• Foil

• Scene

• Act