Dialogue in Drama

Dialogue in drama helps _________________.

• audience to understand what the playwright feels and thinks

• audience to understand what the character feels and thinks

• to develop the plot of the play

• to give clues about the character's personality

• to develop the setting of the play

Dialogue is

• a conversation between/amongst characters

• a verb

• when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story

• boring

A drama, or a play is a passage that tells a story using _______________ characters say to each other.

• songs

• lines

• books

• jokes

A dialogue is the lines that characters say to each other.  They must include _____________ and _______________.

• talking and singing

• listening and speaking

• dancing and singing

• reading and writing

There are four ingredients in a good Drama.  They include:

• actors, script, acts and scenes

• stage directions, plays, singing and dancing

• characters, cast, setting and drama

• dialogue, setting, conflict and plot

In a play, information about characters' motivations and character traits comes from the:

• dialogue.

• set and props.

• stage directions.

• audience.

Gluskabe: It is very cold this winter, Grandmother.

This is an example of:

• stage directions

• theme

• scene

• dialogue

Read the following passage from the play "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder:

George: Hello Emily!

Emily: [shyly, turning away] Hello!

George: [throwing the baseball into his mitt] You made a fine speech in class!

Which of these is a prop in this scene?

• a plate

• a pencil

• a bucket

• a baseball

What is the primary purpose of dialogue in a drama?

• To reveal character emotions and thoughts

• To describe the setting

• To provide background music

• To list the characters

Which of the following best describes dialogue in drama?

• A monologue by a single character

• A conversation between characters

• A description of the scenery

• A list of stage directions