Drama Flashcards

1
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Act

A

Section of a play

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2
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Antagonist

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The “baddie”

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3
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Catharsis

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The audience feels pity/fear

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4
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Character

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Fictional being

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5
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Minor Character

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A character who makes few appearances/less important to plot

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6
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Major Character

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Recurring character/very important to plot

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7
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Static Character

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Character incapable of change

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8
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Dynamic Character

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Character capable of change

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9
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Climax

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Height of tension

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10
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Conflict

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Disagreement between opposing characters

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11
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External Conflict

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Conflict between characters

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12
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Internal Conflict

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Conflict within a character

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13
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Complication

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Intensifies conflict

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14
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Denounement

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Resolution of final complication

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15
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Dialogue

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Character’s speech

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16
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Diction

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Speaking style/pronounciation used to characterise

17
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Dramatic Irony

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When the audience knows what the characters don’t

18
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Exposition

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Information given during first act of a play

19
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Inciting Incident

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Causes rise of action in a play

20
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Irony

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Difference between appearance and reality

21
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Linear Plot

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Plot which the play follows chronologically

22
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Motivation

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An event which creates a character’s objective

23
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Plot

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Sequence of events for a play

24
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Props

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Objects that appear on a stage

25
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Protagonist

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Main character

26
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Peripeteia

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When the plot makes an unexpected change

27
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Satire

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The ridicule of people/concepts

28
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Scenery

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Visuals/setting of a play

29
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Stage Direction

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Action performed by a character

30
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Stock Character

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Stereotypical/motif character

31
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Theme

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Central idea of the play

32
Q

Tragic Flaw

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A character’s ultimate weakness/limitation which causes their downfall

33
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Tragic Hero

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When a character goes from a good status to misery