Definitions

Question 1

Dramatic Monologue

Answer 1

Lyric poe, in which a speaker addresses a silent or absent listener in a moment of high intensity or deep emotions as if engaged in private conversation

Speech by one character with other characters on stage

Question 2

Dialogue

Answer 2

Written conversation between two or more characters.

Question 3

Soliloquoy

Answer 3

Long speech alone on stage

A speech in which a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud

Question 4

Aside

Answer 4

Only a few lines or a few. Not all characters hear the speech

Creates dramatic irony when audience knows something characters do not

Question 5

Stage directions

Answer 5

A play typically includes instructions called stage directions, which are usually printed in italic type.

Question 6

Tragedy

Answer 6

Presents the downfall of dignified character. Going to end badly for the character

Question 7

Tragic flaw

Answer 7

Events in a tragic plot are set in motion by a decision that is often an error in judgment on the part of the hero

Question 8

Act

Answer 8

Major division within a play, similar to a chapter in a book. Could be decided even more into smaller sections called scenes

Question 9

Scene

Answer 9

In drama, the actions is often divided into acts and scenes.

Question 10

Foil

Answer 10

A character who provides a striking contrast to another character. Using foil, a writer can call attention to certain traits possessed by a main character or simply enhances a character by contrast.