Play Terms Flashcards by sydney knight | Brainscape

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Act

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A subdivision of a play

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Scene

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Further division of a play. Division of an act.

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Comedy

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A play that ends happily

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Dialogue

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Conversation of the characters

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Tragedy

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A play that ends unhappily

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Melodrama

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A play designed to arouse intense emotion

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Protagonist

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Hero

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Antagonist

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Villain

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Properties

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Stage furnishings

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Pantomime

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Actions without words or props

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Atmosphere

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Mood or feeling

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Theme

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Central idea

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Plot

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Chain of events

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Farce

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Highly exaggerated humorous play

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Motivation

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Reasons for actions or beliefs

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Stage left

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Left of the stage actors view

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Stage right

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Right of the stage from the actors view

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Upstage

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Stage away from the audience

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Downstage

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Stage close to audience

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Actor

A

Communicates words and actions to the audience

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Audience

A

View play