The Language of Shakespear

Question 1

What are the two main types of drama?

Answer 1

Comedy and Tragedy

Question 2

What does all drama include?

Answer 2

Plot
Setting
Theme
Characters
Conflict

Question 3

What is comedy?

Answer 3

A story that ends happily. Usually involves common people and often has humorous scenes and situations.
-Comedies often deal with very serious subjects, viewed through a brighter lens, and though
humour usually plays a large part, the story can involve serious and/or sad situations.

Question 4

Setting:

Answer 4

-is the place in which the action occurs.
It is important to note that place includes the time period, time of day, whether it is indoors or outdoors, and what the weather is like
-the setting is everything that creates the environment in which the characters exist

Question 5

Plot

Answer 5

is the actual story that moves the drama along.

-the sequence of events that the characters bring to life

Question 6

Theme

Answer 6

• is the main idea the writer is trying to convey.
• It is sometimes called the main idea.
• Usually, a theme can be expressed in a single, generalized statement.

Question 7

Conflict

Answer 7

is the point of tension that moves the story forward. The conflict can be between:
-two characters: man vs. man,
-between a character vs. their surroundings
(man vs. society or man vs. nature)
depending on which is more appropriate,
- can be an internal struggle of a character: called man vs. self

Question 8

Parts of a play

Answer 8

• Act: is a division of a play much like a chapter is a division within a novel
• Scene: is a further division within an act

Question 9

Stage Directions

Answer 9

• comments that identify parts of the setting or the use of props or costumes,
• give further information about a character, or provide background information

Question 10

Dialogue:

Answer 10

A conversation between two or more characters

Question 11

Monologue:

Answer 11

A speech given by one character to another or by a character to an audience