Glossary words- Features of performance pt2

Question 1

Epilogue

Answer 1

Scene or speech which follows the main action of the play

Question 2

Exposition

Answer 2

Part of plot at the start of the play which provides essential background of the characters

Question 3

Flashback

Answer 3

Interruption of the natural flow of time, to present a moment from the past

Question 4

Genre

Answer 4

A way of categorising different types of drama

Question 5

Interior monologue

Answer 5

The stream of conscious discussion a character has with themselves

Question 6

Libretto

Answer 6

Text of an opera or the script of a musical

Question 7

Monologue

Answer 7

A speech within a play delivered by a single actor

Question 8

Narration

Answer 8

Dialogue designed to tell the story or provide accompanying information

Question 9

Plot

Answer 9

The basic story thread running through a performance

Question 10

Prologue

Answer 10

Short scene or speech before the main action of the play

Question 11

Protagonist

Answer 11

The leading character or hero in a play who fights against the antagonist