Romeo and Juliet Drama Terms

4. a division of an act in a play during which the action takes place in a single place without a break in time
7. the written text of a stage play, screenplay, or broadcast; specifically: the one used in production or performance
8. An actor's words that address the audience directly to comment on the action, but which the other characters cannot hear
11. when you (the audience) know something about actions in the play of which other characters (in the play) are not aware
12. the secret weakness of character that brings about a tragic hero's downfall.
13. Directions an instruction in the text of the play, especially one indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting
14. a long speech by one actor in a play during a conversation

1. the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text who faces a struggle or conflict
2. a prolonged feud, often between two families, characterized by retaliatory acts of revenge; any act motivated by vengeance
3. the character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text who causes the struggle or conflict
5. A type of drama that examines the sorrowful or terrible events encountered by a heroic character
6. person who writes plays or adapts stories into plays to be acted out in word and action for an audience
7. a long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage
9. literature in play form, meant to be performed and seen
10. conversation between 2 or more characters which, in drama, moves the plot forward and reveals characters’ motives