Drama Test – Flashcards
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Act
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One of the major divisions of a dramatic work.
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Conflict
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A struggle between opposing forces or characters which gives rise to an is a focal point for the action of the plot.
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Dialogue
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A conversation between two or more characters.
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Drama
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A literary composition that tells a story, usually involving human conflict, by means of dialogue and action rather than narration.
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Dramatis Personae
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The list of characters in a play; also the characters in a play.
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Foil
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A character in a work of literature whose physical or psychological qualities contrast strongly with, and therefore highlight, the corresponding qualities of another character.
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One-Act-Play
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A short play with only one act.
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Plot
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Sequence of events in a literary work. The action within a play.
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Problem Play
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A play that attempts to honestly address serious problems, usually of a moral and/or social nature.
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Properties
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Props. Movable object used on stage, especially one handled by an actor while performing.
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Realism
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An approach to literature that attempts to depict accurately the everyday life of a time and place.
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Scenes
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a subdivision of an act in a play
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Set
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The physical equipment of a stage, including backdrops, furniture, props, and lighting.
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Setting
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The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.
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Soliliquy
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a speech where character is alone on stage and is speaking their thoughts/feelings out loud.
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Stage Directions
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Stage directions tell actors how to move and speak. Most stage directions are in parentheses ( ) and in italics. They can also tell you where the play is taking place or give information about how to make the stage look to set the scene.
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The New New
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Kelly Stuart
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Crossing the Border
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Eduardo Machado
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The New New Characters
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Bradley Craig Jenny Marcy Naomi Jimmy
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Crossing the Border Characters
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Manuel Jacinto
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Sure Thing
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David Ives
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Sure Thing Characters
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Betty Bill
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Intervention
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Mark Lambeck
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Intervention Characters
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Julia Mike Amy Craig
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Death Knocks
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Woody Allen
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Death Knocks Characters
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Death Nat
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This Property Is Condemned
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Tennessee Williams
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This Property Is Condemned Characters
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Willie (girl) Tom
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I Am Not Batman
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Marco Ramirez
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I Am Not Batman Characters
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Boy -Father/JanitorMan
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A Doll House
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Henrik Ibsen
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A Doll House Characters
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Nora Torvald Dr. Rank Krogstad Mrs. Linde
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When I Was A Little Girl And My Mother Didn't Want Me
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Joyce Carol Oates
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When I Was A Little Girl And My Mother Didn't Want Me Characters
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Woman
