Drama Terms

A story that is performed on stage for an audience.

• Script

• Dialogue

• Drama

A play that is light, humorous, and ends happily.

• Resolution

• Comedy

• Tragedy

What is situational irony?

• When what is said is the opposite of what is meant
• When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
• When the audience knows something the character doesn't

A long speech given by a character that expresses inner thoughts aloud to himself and the audience.

• soliloquy

• aside

• monologue

A play that ends in disaster for the main character.

• Comedy

• Drama

• Tragedy

A character who contrasts with or is the opposite of another character...

• foil

• protagonist

• antagonist

Descriptions or directions in a script that tell HOW the play is performed. Often tells the characters where to stand and what to do. What is this called?

• instructions

• orders

• stage directions

the part of the play that deals with the lines the actors speak.​

• Scripting

• Characters

• Drama

A brief monologue for the audience that is unheard by other characters on the stage.

• aside

• soliloguy

• monologue

The words the actors speak.

• Drama

• Script

• Dialogue