Drama Drama UnitUnit

Drama -Drama - a story a story written to be written to be performed by performed by

actorsactors

TragedyTragedy A sad story that A sad story that

shows the downfall shows the downfall or death of a tragic or death of a tragic hero, or main hero, or main charactercharacter

Why did he have to die?!

Why did he have to die?!

ComedyComedy A funny story with A funny story with

a happy endinga happy endingHahaha! What a great play!

ActAct Large units that Large units that

dramas are divided dramas are divided intointo

The circle is the whole play and the four parts are the acts

SceneScene Smaller units that Smaller units that

acts are divided acts are divided intointo

Blue: ActsWhite: Scenes

PlaywrightPlaywright The author of a The author of a

playplay

Stage DirectionsStage Directions Tell how the play is Tell how the play is

to be performed, or to be performed, or stagedstaged

ScriptScript The text of the playThe text of the play

Romeo. Father, what news? What is the Prince’s doom? What sorrow craves acquaintance at my hand That I yet know not?Friar. Too familiar Is my dear son with such sour company. I bring thee tidings of the Prince’s doom.

Tragic HeroTragic Hero A main characterA main character

Tragic FlawTragic Flaw A defect in a A defect in a

charactercharacter

Example: Madea's Tragic Flaw is that she gets into

too much trouble

Historical ContextHistorical Context The background of The background of

the era in which the era in which the play is set or the play is set or writtenwritten

ChorusChorus A group of A group of

performers who performers who commented on the commented on the actionaction

Blank VerseBlank Verse Unrhymed poetry Unrhymed poetry

written in a meter written in a meter called iambic called iambic pentameterpentameter

SetSet Constructions that Constructions that

show where the show where the drama takes placedrama takes place

A set could be an apartment building

PropsProps Movable objects Movable objects

that are used by that are used by the actors onstagethe actors onstage

A prop can be a toy racecar.

Dramatic Dramatic EffectEffect A vivid illusion of A vivid illusion of

realityreality

Dramatic Dramatic SpeechesSpeeches Monologue – a Monologue – a

long, uninterrupted long, uninterrupted speechspeech

Soliloquy – a short Soliloquy – a short or long or long uninterrupted uninterrupted speechspeech

Aside – a brief Aside – a brief remarkremark

Blah blah blah. Will she ever finish her monologue?

Dramatic Dramatic IronyIrony There is a There is a

contradiction contradiction between what a between what a character thinks character thinks and what the and what the reader or audience reader or audience knows to be trueknows to be true

Comic ReliefComic Relief A technique that is A technique that is

used to interrupt a used to interrupt a serious part of a serious part of a literary work by literary work by introducing a introducing a humorous humorous character or character or situationsituation

PunPun A play on words A play on words

involving a word involving a word with two or more with two or more different meanings different meanings or two words that or two words that sound alike but sound alike but have different have different meaningsmeanings

FoilFoil A character who A character who

provides a provides a contrast to contrast to another another charactercharacter

Terms for Terms for Review…Review… DialogueDialogue

Plot :Plot : ExpositionExposition ClimaxClimax ResolutionResolution

Conflict:Conflict: Internal ConflictInternal Conflict External ConflictExternal Conflict

CharacterCharacter CharacterizationCharacterization Setting Setting Point of View:Point of View:

11stst person person 33rdrd person limited person limited OmniscientOmniscient

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