Key Elements of Drama
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- Scenes
- how the action is divided up in the drama. Scene changes whenever setting changes.
- Conflict
- an event that starts the rising action in which the dramatic tensions builds.
- Theater
- the building where a play is preformed and watched.
- Rising action
- series of events that build the dramatic tension.
- Plots
- the sequence of related events that happen in the work.
- Dialogue
- conversations between characters. A play is composed almost entirely of dialogue.
- Acts
- the grouping of scenes.
- Scenery
- the items that are on stage to help create the setting.
- Script
- the form in which dramas are written.
- Exposition
- at the beginning of the play which introduces the characters and setting and presents any necessary background information.
- Props
- the sequence of related events that happen in the work.
- Climax
- the moment of highest tension.
- Falling action (resolution)
- comes after the climax, where all the loose ends of the plot are tied up.
- Stage
- where a play is performed.
- Stage directions
- instructions for the director, actor, and stage crew.
- Narrator
- sets the scene for the drama and may comment on what happens.
- Drama
- a story that is intended to be performed for an audience, either on stage or before a camera.