R6 Drama Terms

3. hero, main character of the drama
4. entertaining with exaggerated and outrageous characters and events
6. smaller sections within the acts
9. type of irony when we use words to say the opposite of what we mean
12. emotional drama
13. sets background, reveals something about characters
15. the text of the play
17. _________ action- events leading up to the climax or crisis
19. long speech delivered by one character (reveals inner thoughts and feelings)
20. written to be performed by actors on stage
23. most intense moment in the play

1. ______ conflict- a struggle between characters and outside force
2. stage ________- found in the play; tells the actors what to do on stage
5. goes against or seeks to destroy the main character
7. situational _____- When an event happens that is the opposite of what is expected
8. relies on comical characters and mishaps
10. large sections of the play that are divided into scenes
11. all the characters in the play
14. Greek ______- serious drama dealing with human suffering against the gods
16. internal _______- Struggle within a character (self)
18. type of irony when the audience knows more than the characters do
21. a conversation between characters
22. _________ action- events following crisis and leading to the outcome