Drama & Fiction Terms

Act

A major part of a play, opera or dramatic work

Aside

A remake made by a character in a play or other dramatic work that is intended to be heard by the audience but not by the character on stage

Casting

The act of choosing and assigning actors to the roles in a play, film or other dramatic work

Catharsis

The use of strong feelings in lit to engage the reader in a type of emotional purification

Comedy

A genre that places character in amusing situations for the sake of humor

Cuckold

A man whose wife is unfaithful to him

Director

Drama

Hamarita

Iambic Pentameter

Renaissance/Early Modern Era

Scene

Score

Screenwriter

The Global Theater

Tragedy

Soliloquy