WorksheetsDrama Terms
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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a story that is acted out in front of an audience; a play
drama
playwright
cast of characters
role
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a person who writes a play; the author of the drama
drama
playwright
narrator
script
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the actors in a drama; typically listed at the beginning of the play
drama
plot
dialogue
cast of characters
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the character or person of which an actor plays the part
acts/scenes
setting
role
props
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gives the audience information about the actions happening in a play; also gives insight into the characters' thoughts and feelings
narrator
lines
dialogue
plot
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instructions that tell the actors what to do, where to go, how to move, or how to say the lines; usually in parenthesis ( ) or brackets[ ]
dialogue
stage directions
script
role
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different divided parts of a play; setting or costume changes frequently occur with an act or scene change
plot
drama
acts/scenes
playwright
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the written form of the play; contains a list of characters, lines the characters speak, and stage directions
lines
dialogue
setting
script
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the written and spoken words that make up a character's performance
lines
plot
setting
role
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the lines of text the characters speak in the play; the characters' names appear before the lines they speak
drama
narrator
dialogue
role
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the events that make up the main part of the play
the events rise to a conflict or climax (main action) and fall to a conclusion or end with a resolution
plot
setting
role
narrator
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the time and place the actin happens; many plays have more than one setting
dialogue
setting
plot
props
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objects needed to perform the play
props
role
narrator
plot
