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WorksheetsDramatic Structure
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
The highest point of tension or drama in a narratives’ plot.
Rising Action
Plot
Exposition
Climax
This part has character development and events that create suspense.
Rising Action
Plot
Exposition
Resolution
All of the events that lead to the eventual climax,
Exposition
Plot
Rising Action
Resolution
The Very First part of the plot
Climax
Exposition
Rising Action
Plot
Will often have information about events that happened before the story began.
Climax
Exposition
Rising Action
Conflict
When the main problem of the story resolves.
Climax
Falling Action
Exposition
Resolution
Occurs right after the climax
Climax
Resolution
Exposition
Falling Action
The conclusion of the story’s plot.
Rising Action
Falling Action
Exposition
Resolution
What are the written instructions for actors in a drama called?
dialogue
stage directions
script
props
What are objects actors use to bring a drama to life?
stage directions
dialogue
props
acts
What are the "chapters" of a drama called?
stage directions
dialogue
acts
scenes
What is the author of a drama called?
poet
playwright
author
singer
What is the theme of a story?
What the story is all about
The main plot
The dialogue between characters
The overall lesson or message
What is the cliff-hanger at the end of Act Three
Gerald accidentally shows he knew Eva as Daisy
Eric re-enters and the family realise he is the father of Eva's baby
The inspector arrives
Arthur answers the phone to Brumley police who says an inspector is on the way
What is the cliff-hanger at the end of act two?
Gerald accidentally shows he knew Eva as Daisy
Eric re-enters and the family realise he is the father of Eva's baby
Arthur answers the phone to Brumley Police who say an inspector is on the way to ask the family some questions.
Why is the Inspector's entrance effective?
Mr Birling was just saying how 'a man has to look after his own' - ironic
He walks straight up to Mr Birling
He immediately gives a sense of massiveness
Mr Birling ignores him
Why is it effective for Eric to leave and then return?
It forces us to change from chronological order interviews
It shows he knows what is going on
Priestley didn't want to interview him yet
He doesn't hear his mother's interview that is unknowingly about him - dramatic irony
Why is Sheila's exit after she finds out she was part of the reason effective?
creates an intense atmosphere- shows the effect of her guilt, allows shift for change
it shows she is a weak woman who can't handle her emotions
It allows the inspector to move on to the next person
it creates a dark atmosphere and shows the change in Sheila's mother Sybil
True or false: All the interviews follow chronological order of events
True
False
Priestley adheres to the dramatic unities (of time, place and action). What is the effect?
Single place = the one room highlights that they can not escape their responsibility
It intensifies the action
Single plot = the audience is not distracted by other storylines
Real time = there is no let up in the mounting of tension
Select all that apply. The phone call at the end of the play reminds us that the play's structure...
is cyclical - the family are plunged back into the situation they were in at the beginning.
there is no resolution/denouement
surprises us and subverts our expectations
completely reflects the structure of a Well Made Play
