Pre-assessment "Dramatic Elements"

Monologue

Dialogue

Soliloquy

Aside

To communicate with other characters

To reveal inner thoughts and feelings

To engage in a dialogue with the audience

To initiate a conflict

A conversation between two characters

A speech by one character addressing others

Inner thoughts spoken aloud by a character

A brief exchange between characters

A character's internal thoughts

A remark made to the audience, unheard by other characters

A significant turning point in the plot

A conversation between two characters

Introduction, climax, and resolution

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

Beginning, middle, and end

Conflict, dialogue, and resolution

Through plot twists and turns

Through changes in setting

Through the revelation of a character's traits, beliefs, and motivations

Through conflicts with other characters

The main setting of the play

The central idea or message conveyed by the play

The sequence of events in the play

The interactions between characters

Instructions to the actors about their lines

Descriptions of the setting and characters' actions

A character's internal thoughts

The main conflict of the play

A brief exchange between characters

A significant turning point in the plot

A division within an act, often representing a change in time or place

A character's internal monologue

A single line spoken by a character

A significant event in the plot

A major division within a play, consisting of multiple scenes

The resolution of the main conflict