G9 English Reviewer 3rd Qtr

Drama

it is considered the mother of all arts

acts and scenes

drama is presented through dialogue and it is divided into _______

Play

is a story acted out, live and onstage

Playwright

writer of a play

Mimesis

a theory that says “Drama is an imitation/reflection of reality”

Soliloquy

is a speech in which a character who is on stage reveals private thoughts and feelings to the audience

greece or egypt

drama originated from ___________________

Dionysius

the god of vegetation and wine

Aeschylus

introduced the second actor

Sophocles

added the third actor and further enlarged the scope of dramatist

Aristotle

most successful playwrights follow his theories of playwriting and drama which were established over two thousand years ago

Thought

what the play means as opposed to what happens (the plot)

Action

the events of a play; the story as opposed to the theme; what happens rather than what it means

Crisis

an emergency, such as a car crash or an illness and conflict has a clash of wills, a difficult moral choice or internal mental struggle

Rising Action

this is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed

Conflict

it is the opposition of forces which ties one incident to another and makes the plot move

Man vs. Man

the leading character struggles with his physical strength against other men, or animals

physical

Man vs. Man

Man vs. Circumstances

the leading character struggles against fate or the circumstances of life facing him/her

classical

Man vs. Circumstances

Man vs. Society

the leading character struggles against other people's ideas, practices, or customs

Man vs. Himself

the leading character struggles with himself/herself; with his/her own soul, ideas of right or wrong, physical limitations, choices, etc

psychological

Man vs. Himself

Climax

this is the highest point of interest and the story's turning point

Falling Action

the events and complications begin to resolve themselves

Denouement

this is the final outcome or untangling of events in the story

Language

a sense of DECORUM must be established by the characters, ie., what is said is appropriate to the role and situation of a character

Music

this is the rhythm of the actors’ voices as they speak

Spectacle

the visual elements of the play created for a theatrical event

Tragedy

it is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude. ends in death

tragedy

tragedy ends in ________

Comedy

this is a type of drama intended to interest and amuse the audience rather than make them deeply concerned about the events that happen

Farce

exaggerated comedy

Tragicomedy

is a literary genre that blends aspects of both tragic and comic forms

Aside

is a brief remark delivered by a character to express private thoughts while other characters are onstage

Stage Direction

is written instruction on the entrances and exits of characters in a play, as well as the movements they make during the scene

Dramatis Personae

“People of Drama” in Latin; is a list of characters in a play, usually found on the first page of the script

Chorus

a group of actors who speak or sing together commenting on an action

Tragic Hero

a character of high repute, who because of a tragic flaw and fate, suffers a fall from glory into tragedy

Tragic flaw

a weakness or limitation of character, resulting in the fall of the tragic hero

Comic Relief

humorous episode/s in a play that is mainly tragic

Character

refers to a textual representation of a human being (or occasionally another creature

Factual Characters

are real life characters

Iconic Character

a representation of a factual character

Fictional Character

the creation of the author’s mind

Principality

the position or authority/prominence of the role played

Protagonist

the protagonist is a character in a work of fiction whose intentions are the primary focus of a story

Antagonist

the antagonist is a character (or sometimes an institution) against whom the protagonist(s) must fight

Personality

it means-the sum total of the physical, mental, emotional, and social characteristics of an individual

Flat character

the person whose personality remains the same throughout the story

Round character

are major characters in a work of fiction who encounter conflict and are changed by it

Development

changing one’s action because of a certain event that changes the person’s habit of doing something

Dynamic character

is one who undergoes an important change in the course of the story

Static character

they do not undergo substantial emotional change or growth, remaining essentially the same in the end as he or she was at the beginning

Stock characters

is a fictional character that relies heavily on cultural types or stereotypes for its personality, manner of speech, and other characteristics

Confidante

someone in whom the central character confides, thus revealing the main character’s personality, thoughts, and intentions

Foil

a character that is used to enhance another character through contrast

Characterization

is the process by which the author reveals the personality of the characters and things that makes the character unique

Direct Characterization

he author tells the reader what the personality of the character is

Indirect Characterization

the author shows the reader things that reveal the personality of the character

Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks

STEAL meaning

Showing

the difference between direct characterization and indirect characterization is TELLING vs. ___________

Theme

it is the author’s underlying meaning or main idea that he is trying to convey

Dithyramb

this is the choral song intended for the god of vegetation

Plot

the basic story line of the play

Exposition

the beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is revealed

Dran

which means to act or to perform

Elizabethan

the period in history where Shakespeare became famous

Five

How many acts in a Shakespeare play?

Dialogue

used to keep the story moving in a play

Impersonation

it means copying people/trying to be somebody in order to deceive people or to entertain them

Mime

it is the use of movements of your hands and body and the expressions on your face to tell a story/act without speaking

Entertaining

this is the ultimate purpose of any literary genre aside from educating and informing

Thespis

the person who introduced the element of impersonation in drama

Melodrama

the protagonist of this genre of drama experiences problems caused by outside forces. The protagonist is usually a victim of circumstance

Lord Chamberlain

the company of Shakespeare’s theatre

Priest

a person who initiates the ritual for a better harvest

Hamartia

another name for tragic flaw