Theme in Drama

Match the following types of drama

• Tragedy

• a form of drama that is humorous and has happy endings.

• Drama

• describes plays that address a serious subject.

• Comedy

• a form of drama in which events lead to the downfall of the protagonist.

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A ____ is a story or play that is acted out using characters in situations that imitate real life.

• Biography

• Drama

• Director

• Conflict

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The main idea or statement the playwright or author is trying to make.

• Drama

• Plot

• Theme

• Play

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A story that is intended to be performed by actors.

• drama

• play

• script

• act

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What is the central message or insight into life revealed through a drama?

• A) Plot

• B) Theme

• C) Setting

• D) Character

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Which term refers to the struggle between opposing forces in a drama?

• A) Conflict

• B) Resolution

• C) Climax

• D) Exposition

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In drama, what is the term for the time and place in which the story occurs?

• A) Theme

• B) Setting

• C) Plot

• D) Character

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What is the term for a character's speech that is directed to the audience and is not supposed to be heard by other characters on stage?

• A) Monologue

• B) Soliloquy

• C) Aside

• D) Dialogue

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Which element of drama refers to the sequence of events that make up the story?

• A) Theme

• B) Plot

• C) Setting

• D) Character

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What is the term for the turning point or most intense moment in a drama?

• A) Exposition

• B) Climax

• C) Resolution

• D) Conflict

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