element Flashcards

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three parts of the elements of drama

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Literary elements
Technical elements
Performance elements

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refers to the action; the basic storyline of the play.

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plot

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refers to the meaning of the play the main idea or lesson learned from the play. Lesson learned in the story

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theme

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4
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the people (sometimes animals or ideas) portrayed by the actors in the play. They are the characters who move the action. or plot of the play forward.

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character

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refers to the words written by the playwright and spoken by the characters in the play. The dialogue helps move and connect the actions of the play with each other

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dialogue

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6
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Aristotle was referring to the rhythm of the actors

voices as they speak their dialogues

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music/rhythm

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the visual elements of a play: sets, costumes, special effects, etc. Spectacle is everything that the audience sees as they watch the play

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spectacle

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these are the techniques and methods used by the playwright and director to create yhe desires stylistic effect

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convention

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refers to the type of play-comedy, tragedy, mystery, and historical play

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genre

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who watch the play. Many playwrights and actors consider the audience to be the most important element of as all of the effort put into writing and producing a play enjoyment of the audience.

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genre

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