Anatomy of a Script English Test

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Proscenium

arch

Trellis

made of wood, supports climbing plants

Pleistocene

a geological period “Ice Age”

Brachiocephalic

artery and vein in body

Sentinel

soldier or guard

Vestiges

disappearing or no longer existing

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Et Cetera

indicates that a list goes further or there is more included

Title

the main name of a play

Playwright

the name of the person who wrote the play

Characters

people in the play

Chorus

a group of background characters

Setting

the time and place where the play happens

Acts & Scenes

Major divisions of the play

Stage Directions

extra information from the playwright (not read aloud during the play)

Dialogue

the main text of the play, where characters speak to each other

Monologue

a long speech by a single character

Soliloquy

a monologue in which the character reveals personal thoughts and feelings

Aside

a comment where a character breaks away from the action to speak directly to themself or the audience