Elements of Drama

an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.

• monologue

• soliloquy

• comedy

• scene

a long speech by one character to another

• comedy

• monologue

• playwrite

• dialogue

a division of an act into smaller parts

• scene

• drama

• soliloquy

• script

An instruction in the text of a play. They help the reader understand what is going on and describes the setting.

• character stage directions

• comedy

• tragedy

• stage directions

Disrespectful, condescending , or ironic language intended to express ridicule or insult

• stage directions

• sarcastic/sarcasm

• props

• tragedy

The props and scenery that are used to create a setting for the play

• Act

• Scene

• Set

• Props

The problem within the story/drama

• Plot

• Conflict

• Theme

• Scene

The people acting in the drama are the cast

• True

• False

The characters emotions and movement written into the play in parenthesis

• Stage directions

• Dialogue

• Act

• Scene

Collection of different scenes that flow together; larger section of the drama

• Act

• Scene

• Setting

• Play