Drama Terms

Question 1

What is usually the outcome of a tragedy

Answer 1

Death

Question 2

A ______________ is the central character in a drama.

Answer 2

Protagonist

Question 3

What are 3 characteristics of a protagonist

Answer 3

Usually fails or dies because of a character flaw or a cruel twist of fate, often has a high rank or status, shows strength while facing their destiny.

Question 4

An _______________ is the character who opposes the main character

Answer 4

Antagonist

Question 5

Name 3 examples of an antagonist

Answer 5

Another character, a group of characters, something nonhuman (nature or society)

Question 6

A _______ is a character whose personality traits and attitude contrast sharply with those of the main character

Answer 6

Foil

Question 7

What is the purpose of a foil

Answer 7

To highlight both characters’ traits

Question 8

A _____________ is a long speech spoken by a single character to them-self or to the audience when the character is alone on stage do the audience knows what the character is thinking

Answer 8

Soliloquy

Question 9

The ______ is a short speech or remark delivered by a character to the audience or to another character. Other characters on stage cannot hear the words spoken. It reveals private thoughts.

Answer 9

Aside

Question 10

______________ ____________ is when the audience knows more than the characters. It helps build suspense

Answer 10

Dramatic irony

Question 11

__________ _________ is a humorous scene or speech intended to lighten the mood

Answer 11

Comic relief

Question 12

What is the purpose of comic relief

Answer 12

To lighten the mood, and heighten the seriousness of the main action by contrast

Question 13

___________ ___________ The form of poetry that Shakespeare uses. It sounds like natural speech

Answer 13

Blank verse

Question 14

An ___________ as a reference with little work to something that the audience is expected to know

Answer 14

Allusion

Question 15

Name two types of literature that Shakespeare made an allusion to

Answer 15

Greek and Roman mythology and the bible

Question 16

_____ is another word for jokes. Shakespeare’s plays contained many of these

Answer 16

Puns

Question 17

A list of characters is called a ____________________. It is listed at the beginning of the play

Answer 17

Cast of characters

Question 18

The _______________________ describe all aspects of the setting as well as the entrances and exits of the characters

Answer 18

Stage directions

Question 19

What is a synopsis

Answer 19

A summary of the main points of a scene

Question 20

________________ is the conversation between characters

Answer 20

Dialogue

Question 21

What is the purpose of marginal notes

Answer 21

To help you figure out unfamiliar words and unusual sentence structures

Question 22

What does paraphrase mean

Answer 22

To restate the main ideas using your own words

Question 23

A __________ is a drama that ends in catastrophe. It unveils the downfall of a main character

Answer 23

Tragedy