Drama Flashcards
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Drama
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a literary work intended to be performed by actors for an audience. (plays, films, TV shows etc.)
2
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Playwright
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the author of a play (literally means “one who crafts plays”
3
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Act
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a major division of a play
4
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Scene
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a subdivision of act (with fixed setting and continuous time frame)
5
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Dialogue
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the words spoken by characters to each other
6
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soliloquy
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a speech delivered by ONE character while he/she is onstage alone (think “solo”)
7
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Stage directions
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tells actors what to do….for example, actions to perform, how to speak lines, when to enter/exit the stage
