Glossary words- Features of performance pt3 Flashcards
1
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Rising action
A
The events that build up the pace in a plot/drama
2
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Scene
A
A subdivision of a play
3
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Script
A
The text of a play or musical- also containing stage directions
4
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Setting
A
The place the action in the scene or play is set
5
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Soliloquy
A
Lines delivered by an actor on stage as if to themselves
6
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Stage directions
A
Instructions given by the author on how the play should be staged
7
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Stereotype
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A role that has set characteristics, easily recognisable and sometimes exaggerated
8
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Stock character
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A role with set characteristics that may be used frequently
9
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Structure
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The way a piece of drama is put together
10
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Subplot
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In narratives this refers to a secondary plot or storyline
11
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Subtext
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Refers to the idea of other meanings behind what is said and done
