Drama Terms

2. The lines spoken by the characters
5. The "tragic flaw" in characters that eventually causes their downfall in Greek tragedy
7. The italicized (unspoken) words in a dramatic script that define the actors' actions, movements, or attitudes throughout the play
8. A speech in which a character addresses himself or herself as a dramatic means of letting the audience understand that character's thoughts and feelings
9. Literature written to be performed
10. A type of drama that depicts the events leading to the downfall of the protagonist

1. An actor's brief comment to the audience that is assumed not to be heard by the other characters on the stage
2. A situation that depends on the audience knowing something that a character has not realized, or on one character knowing something that other characters do not know
3. Short for "properties", the pictures, furnishings, objects, and backdrop on the stage that create the setting
4. Aristotle's rules that require a dramatic work to be unified in time, place, and action
6. An extended speech by one character