ELA Drama Terms

2. items on the stage that the actors use; give clues about the setting of the play
4. list of cast members/characters; dialogue; stage directions; acts and scenes
6. (usually) the main character who is faced with a conflict
7. can be any time (past, present, or future) or place; revealed through stage directions, dialogue, scenery, and props
8. an opening to a story that establishes the setting and gives background information
10. conversations between characters; reveals plot and characterization
12. the written text of a play
13. creation of a character through the character's speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks
15. a piece of dialogue intended for the audience and supposedly not heard by the other actors/characters on stage
16. usually printed in italics in the script; tells the actors how to move and speak or tells about the scenery and props
17. decorations on stage that show the play's setting

1. a form of literature meant to be performed by actors in front of an audience
3. speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts, but sometimes also to talk directly to the audience
5. (usually) the person who is creating the conflict with the protagonist
6. a person who writes plays
9. a serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character with a sad or disastrous conclusion
11. speech that a character says alone on stage (or with other characters on stage who do not appear to hear his speech); the actor gives voice to the character's deepest thoughts
12. a unit of the play's action separated by setting; these change whenever setting (time and/or place) changes
13. a type of drama intended to interest, involve, and amuse the reader or audience, in which no terrible disaster occurs and that ends happily for the main characters
14. a group of scenes