vocab

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Script

the text of a play, movie or prepared speech that includes speech

scene

a small unit of a play without a shift in location or time

director

an individual who uses a script to develop their "version" of the story and directs the action

dialogue

conversation between two or more people

aside

a character's remark, alone on stage, the others on stage are not supposed to hear

theme

the important central idea of the play or work

Drama/Drama Literature

a form of literature that is intended to be performed before an audience

narrator

the person or voice telling the story

playwright

the person or group who writes the play

props

any object handled or used by an actor in a performance - not costumes or scenery

Stage Directions

notes (in parentheses or italics) that inform everyone about requirements for movement, lighting, sounds and lines

act

the main division of a drama - like the chapters in a novel

Freytag's Pyramid

a way to organize a story's structure; a literary pattern

monologue

a long speech by a character or to another character without another character's response; speaking to someone else

soliloquy

a speech meant to be heard by the audience, not by other characters: only the audience - can reveal inner feelings

Static Character

a character who does not change; stays the same

Dynamic Character

a character who experiences personal growth or change

Dramatic Irony

audience knows information that characters do not, creating tension or humor (audience knows the killer is in the house)

Situational Irony

the opposite of what we expect to happen, happens (a pilot with a fear of heights)

Verbal Irony

the literal meaning of what someone says is different from, and often the opposite to, what they actually mean (sarcasm)