Drama and Film

act

a major division or section within a play, film, opera, or other dramatic work

aside

a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage

castings

a pre-production process that involves choosing actors to fill the roles in a particular TV show, movie, commercial, or play

Catharasis

the audience's emotional purging or purification that occurs after experiencing a powerful story, often a tragedy

Comedy

A humorous work of drama

Cuckold

someone who's spouse is cheating on them

Director

The person who oversees the entire process of staging a production.

Drama

a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

Hamartia

a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine

iambic pentameter

a poetic meter that is made up of 5 stressed syllables each followed by an unstressed syllable

Renaissance

a rebirth or revival

Scene

a division of an act into smaller parts

Score

Music and lyrics

screenwriter

author of the script; determines the narrative structure of the film

The globe theater

Built in 1599, this is a famous theater in London where many of William Shakespeare's best-known plays were first performed

Tragedy

A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character

Soliloquy

an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.