Drama Terms & Citing Shakespeare

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

Introduction, Development, Climax, Conclusion, Resolution

Beginning, Middle, Climax, Denouement, Conclusion

Setup, Conflict, Climax, Resolution, Denouement

To confuse the audience

To help actors, directors, and stage crew

To make the play longer

To eliminate dialogue

They describe the background music.

They tell actors how to speak their lines.

They provide the names of the characters.

They list the props needed for the play.

They tell the actor where to stand

They provide dialogue for the actor

They describe the set design

They indicate the lighting cues

A row of dialogue said by an actor or multiple actors

A description of the setting

A character's monologue

A stage direction

It's meant to reveal what a character is feeling or thinking.

It happens when no other actors are on stage -- other than the character delivering the soliloquy.

"Soliloquy" is hard to pronounce. ; )

All of these are true.

It conveys ALL of the characters' thoughts.

It doesn't help the reader or audience at all.

All of the Above

It conveys a SINGLE character's thoughts and reveals the internal conflict.

dialogue

monologue

script

Soliloquy

soliloquy

aside

dialogue

monologue

prologue

soliloquy

dialogue

monologue

An aside is a form of dramatic irony where the audience knows something that the characters do not.

An aside is a type of dialogue between two characters.

An aside differs from a soliloquy and a monologue in that it is a brief remark or comment made by a character directly to the audience.

An aside is a longer speech given by a character to express their inner thoughts and feelings.