Drama terms

2. /The events in the play
4. /the major division in a play;can be divided into scenes
6. / The invisible division between the characters and the audience
8. /Hinting at what is to come – sometimes through an object that becomes important later in the play
10. /A conversation between two or more characters
11. /A character or force against which another character struggles
14. /Lines spoken by only one
15. /The main character in the literary work the one we root for
17. /A character who undergoes little to no inner change
18. /A group of characters (esp. in a greek tragedy) who act like narrators and comment on the action without participating
20. /This person undergoes an important change or development during the play
22. /A character’s main drive or purpose

1. /A parallel or smaller plot that coexists with the main action of the play
3. /A hero’s weakness, usually resulting in his/her demise
5. /The arrogant pride in a character that will ultimately lead to his/her downfall
7. /An introductory speech that introduces background information or characters
9. /The playwright’s instructions to
12. actors
13. /A type of drama in which characters experience a reversal in fortune, usually for the worse
16. /A dramatic work in which the main theme is triumph over adverse circumstances
19. /A subdivision of an act – one event or conversation
21. /A secondary character whose situation parallels the main character’s
23. /When a character says something to the audience that isn’t heard by the other characters