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drama terms
Question | Answer |
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what is a drama | is meant to be performed for an audience. |
what is a dialogue. | unlike short stories, the audience cannot "see" into the minds of the characters. |
what is a gesture | movements of body parts. |
state is a directions | tell the actor what to do, where to they are written in italics and are in brackets. |
what is a comedy | a drama with a happy ending. |
what is a tragedy | a drama with a tragic or unhappy ending. |
what is a tragic flaw | the quality, belief personally trait that leads to a characters death or downfall. |
what is 1 act play | a drama with few characters, few scenes; usually lasts less that on hours. |
what is a full length play | many character, many scenes, many conflicts; usually last 2 hours or more. |
what is a monologue. | a long speech by a character on stage other character can heart a monologue. |
what is a aside | a brief comment made by character to another character to another character or to the audience not heard by the audience. |
what is a soliloquy. |