Drama Flashcards
Cast
the performers
Act
main divisions
scene
Smaller divisions
Setting
place and time
Dialogue
Lines spoken by Two or more characters
Stage directions
Directions telling characters how to speak or act
Exposition
Introduces the character, setting, and conflict
Rising action
the events that lead to the climax
The climax
The Turning point,conflict
Falling action
Something that leads to the resolution
Resolution
how the conflict is or is not resolved
Monologue
a speech given by one actor
Soliloquy
a speech with a character reveals there thoughts
Aside
a comment made to the audience that is not heard by the other
Dramatic irony
when the audience knows
Verbal irony
when a character says the opposite of what he or she really means
Theme
alluded to in the title and at the beginning of the play
Figures of speech
adage or proverb
