English 2 Drama Terms

1. A type of literature that is written for the purpose of being performed in front of an audience. This type of writing is written in the form of a script, and the story is told through the lines of the characters played by actors.
7. Instructions in the script of a play that tells actors how to enter, where to stand, when to move, and so on.
9. A major division in the action of the play, often used to indicate key parts of the plot.
10. The physical representation of the play’s setting (location and time period)
11. A secondary character who often parallels or is the direct opposite of the main character
13. Introductory material delivered before the first main entry of the characters
14. A speech made by one character but delivered when he or she is alone on stage.

2. A dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience. The audience is to realize that the character's speech is unheard by the other characters on stage.
3. A literary device in which a character is created based on a set of qualities or traits that are specific and identifiable for readers.
4. A literary device in which the audience knows something that the characters do not know.
5. Objects used by the actors during their performance
6. Conversation between two or more characters (usually the majority of speech in plays consists of this).
7. The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or flaws, particularly in the context of modern politics and other current issues.
8. A smaller unit within an act, often signaled by the entrance or exit of a character or change in setting or focus of the action.
12. When one character delivers a speech to convey his or her thoughts, although other characters may remain on stage in the scene.