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Elements of Drama
Question | Answer |
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Is the word root dran Greek or Latin? | Greek |
What does the root dran mean? | To do or to act |
A story told in front of an audience is what? | Drama |
The author of a play | playwright |
People who perform plays | actors |
The units of action in a drama | Act |
Parts of the units of action in a drama | scene |
A conversation between or among characters | dialogue |
A long speech by one single character | monologue |
The internal or external struggle between opposing forces, ideas, or interests that create dramatic tension | conflict |
Where a play takes place | theatre |
Construction on the stage that shows time and place | Set |
Small moveable items that actors use to make actions look real | Props |
A techniques used to make characters seem real | Characterization |
A form of drama that has a happy ending; humorous | Comedy |
A form of drama in which events lead to the downfall of a main character | Tragedy |