Elements of Drama

1. articles or objects that appear on stage during a play
4. performed by actors for an audience
6. in which an event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters, the reader, or the audience.
10. in which words used to suggest the opposite of what is meant.
12. a person who changes over time, usually as a result of resolving a central conflict or facing a major crisis.
13. a segment of an Act, used to indicate a change in time or location
16. instructions for performing a play and the descriptions of settings, characters, and actions.
18. acharacter that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character with the objective to highlight the traits of the other character.
19. a literary genre and a type of dramatic work that is amusing and satirical in its tone, mostly having a cheerful ending.
21. a group of characters who comment on the action of a play without participating in it.
22. has a complex personality; he or she is often portrayed as a conflicted and contradictory person.
23. gives the reader a hint of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense.
26. a speech meant to be heard by the audience but not by other characters on the stage. Only the audience can hear the private thoughts of the characters.
27. this literary personality is notable for one kind of personality trait or characteristic.
28. the author of a play

1. a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement.
2. a series of events, involving a conflict.
3. the words actors say
5. a major division in a play which can be subdivided into scenes
7. words spoken by an actor directly to the audience, but not "heard" by the other characters on stage during a play.
8. combines two words of contrasting meanings to convey a single thought or idea (big baby/living dead)
9. a play on words that produces a humorous effect by using a word that suggests two or more meanings or by exploiting similar sounding words that have different meanings.
11. the people who perform
12. in which a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader/audience knows to be true.
13. the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them meanings that are different from their literal sense.
14. lengthy speech that one character addresses to others on stage.
15. someone who does not change over time; his or her personality does not transform or evolve.
17. physical representation of the play's setting (location and time period)
20. a type of drama in which the characters experience reversal of fortune usually for the worse. Suffering awaits many characters.
24. where a play takes place
25. relief purpose is to give the spectator a moment of “relief ” with a light-hearted scene, after a succession of intensely tragic dramatic moments