Drama Terminology

the villain or bad guy

• protagonist

• tragic hero

• antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

characters who are opposite in actions and thoughts from one another

• antagonist

• situational irony

• protagonist

• foil

saying one thing but meaning another

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• tragic irony

• situational irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

main character and good guy

• tragic hero/antagonist

• foil

• tragic hero/protagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A plot structure includes... in this order:  Exposition, rising action, _______________, falling action and _______________.

• resolution and climax

• climax and resolution

• more falling action

• dialogue and setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Conversation between two or more characters

• Monologue

• Dialect

• Conversation

• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

One person speaking

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Dialect

• Language

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The problem or issue the main character is having is the main ...

• plot

• conflict

• setting

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A list that names all the characters in a drama. It also states how they are related to each other.

• Cast of Characters

• Theme

• Scene

• Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

The main idea or statement the playwright or author is trying to make.

• Drama

• Plot

• Theme

• Play

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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