Theatre Terms

What is an act in a play?

• A speech revealing a character's thoughts

• A subdivision of a play

• A warning of future events

• A play on words

What is dramatic irony?

• When the audience knows something the character does not

• A comment made by an actor to the audience

• A play on words

• A warning of future events

What is an aside in a play?

• An actor's comment to the audience about their thoughts

• A speech revealing a character's thoughts

• A play on words

• A warning of future events

In which type of play do characters learn a lesson from sad events?

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Drama

• Romance

monologue

• a speech in which one character reveals his or her thoughts or feelings without interruption

• a major section of a play or drama

• a flat area that sticks out of a wall of a building, often well

  above the main Floor

• the way in which a play is performed, including the movements of the actors, set design, and Costumes

Define "Deuteragonist"

• The leader of the chorus

• the "helper" or second actor

• a tragic flaw that each tragic hero has

Who is the hero or leading character with whom the audience sympathizes?

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Theme

• Plot

What is the chain of events that make up the play called?

• Plot

• Scene

• Act

• Theme

What introduces a specific conflict in a play?

• Catastrophe

• Inciting Force

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

What is the term for the central idea(s) in a play?

• Plot

• Theme

• Act

• Scene