Drama Flashcards

Flashcards about Drama for review

What is a drama or play?

A story that is performed for an audience.

Who are characters?

Fictional people in a drama.

What is a setting?

The time and place in a drama.

What is a conflict?

A problem that moves characters to act and react in a drama.

What is the plot?

A series of actions that build to a climax in a drama.

What is the climax?

The plot's moment of greatest tension.

What is the resolution?

The ending where the conflict is settled or left unsettled.

What is a theme?

An insight about life expressed in a drama.

Who is a playwright or dramatist?

The writer of a drama.

What is a script?

The written text of a drama.

What is dialogue?

The words the actors speak.

What are stage directions?

Descriptions of the characters and setting.

What are acts?

Shorter sections that full-length dramas are divided into.

What is a scene?

Presents continuous action in a specific setting.