Dramatic Structure of A Play Flashcards

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What is a play?

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A play is a story brought to life on stage. An audience experiences real people interacting in a physical setting

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Do plays and stories have the same format?

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No

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What is a story?

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A prose, narrative

  • The narrator describes the characters actions and setting
  • Character’s lines are in quotes
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IN a play, how does the audience learn about conflicts?

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By listening and watching actions. The actor acts what the narrator normally says

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What is the PLOT?

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The pl

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What format does the plot follow?

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Rising and falling structure, as the action reaches a peak and then wraps up

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Conflict

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a problem or struggle that the main characters face

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External Conflict

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Character struggles with some outside force

Character vs. Character

Character vs. Society

Character vs. Nature

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Internal Conflict

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Character struggles within him or herself

Character vs. Self

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Climax

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The tension and suspense about the conflict will be resolved increase until the play reaches the HIGH POINT IN THE ACTION

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The _____ leads to the conflicts resolution

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climax`

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What is the script and what does it provide>

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A script is the written text of a play.

The script provides the words that the actors will speak

The script also includes stage direction

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The conversation among characters in a play is called a

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dialouge

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Monolouge

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A long speech by a character that can be heard by at least 1 other character

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solliloquy

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A speech delivered by a character that only the audience can hear

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Aside

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A characters comment that is intendd to be heard by the audience

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Stage directions

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Tells the actor how the character can act. It is not a strict rule.

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Staging

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Includes all of the elements that make up a play other then the script. This includes that stage, set, props, lighting, and costumes

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What are some facts about the stage

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It is where actors preform plays

  • Varies in size
  • Set up in a variety of ways
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What are parts of the stage?

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Upstage: Away from the audience

Stage right: to actors right

Stage left: Actors perspective

Down Stage: Towards the audience

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The set is the:

What are some facts?

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-The scenery that transforms a bare stage into the time and place where the play happens, sets can vary in size, change with scene

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What is a crucial thing with plays?

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Costume

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Reflects a characters personality, social statues, proffession, setting of play, Left for interpretation

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Props
The movable items that the characters use onstage
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What elements help create the mood of the play
Props, costume, set, and lighting
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What are tragedies?
presents serious events
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What are some facts about tragedies
Among the oldest known plays, preformed in Greece for religious festivals, the tragedies focused on hero characters and subjects such as life, death, and fate
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What are tragic heroes
Tragedies focus on a noble character with a lot to lose who has personal weaknesses that leads to their downfall
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What is a tragic flaw
A characters weakness that brings about the tragic heros unhappy ending
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A foil is a:
Character who is used to contrast another character. In a tragedy, a foil maydraw attention to the hero's tragic flaw
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Exposition
Introduces some background information about the characters and their situation
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Conflict
in a tragedy is the problem or struggle that brings about the main character's downfal
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Turning POint
An event that directly affects the outcome of the conflict
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Complications
events that keep the characters from reaching their goals
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Suspense
An uncertainty or anxiety about what will happen next
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Dramatic Irony
often an important element in a tragedy, occurs when the audience knows something that a character does not
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Comedy
unlike a tragedy is a play that ends happily
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A tragedy relies on a noble hero, but a comedy central character can be from:
any statues
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A comedy is usually rooted in
romantic conflict
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In a comedy, the obstacle is always overcome, but not before
complications arise
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