Glossary words- Features of performance pt 1

Question 1

Act

Answer 1

Subdivision between sections of a play

Question 2

Anatagonist

Answer 2

The opposite of the protagonist in a drama

Question 3

Anti-climax

Answer 3

Incomplete so can be disappointing or unsatisfying

Question 4

Character

Answer 4

A named individual in the play

Question 5

Chorus

Answer 5

In greek theatre, a character representing an element in the drama that comments on the action

Question 6

Climax

Answer 6

The significant moment in the plot of a play when things change, or reach a crisis point

Question 7

Comic relief

Answer 7

A comic scene included in an otherwise straight-faced play

Question 8

Dialouge

Answer 8

The spoken text of a play is dialogue

Question 9

Dramatic irony

Answer 9

When the audience knows more about a situation than one of the characters

Question 10

Dramatic tension

Answer 10

Moments in a drama when the audience feels a heightened sense of anticipation

Question 11

Duologue

Answer 11

Part of a scene which is a scripted conversation between only two characters