Dramatic Elements Flashcards
Scene
Each time the setting in the act changes, the scene changes. There are several scenes in each act.
Aside
A remark that is spoken in an undertone and is meant only for the audience
Conflict
Struggle between opposing forces in the plot that is the basis for the plot
Internal Conflict
Conflict within the character
External Conflict
Conflict outside of the character
Drama
Literature meant to be preformed for an audience
Mood
How the characters feels about their situation
Tone
How the author feels about their characters and subject
Chorus
In Shakespeare’s plays, the chorus is the narrator
Plot
The sequence of action in a story; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, an resolution. (Conflict can occur multiple times in a plot)
Setting
The time and place a story takes place
Soliloquy
A speech one character makes alone on the stage. (Thinking out loud)
Monologue
A speech one character makes that is directed to other characters
Symbol
Something small representing something larger
Theme
An authors message to the reader
Tragedy
A drama that starts in a calm or comedy and ends in tragedy and violence
Willing Suspension of Disbelief
The audience tacitly agrees to set aside disbelief
Dramatic Irony
When the audience knows something that the characters don’t
Act
Major unit of action in a play. Comparable to a chapter in a book
