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Drama Vocab

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play
a dramatic performance, as on the stage.
climax
the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination
tragic hero
a literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy
tragic flaw
the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy; hamartia.
comedy
a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion.
complication
the act of complicating.
stage
a raised platform or floor, as for speakers, performers, etc
lighting
an effect achieved by the arrangement of lights:
costumes
A style of dress, including garments, accessories, and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period, or people.
props
A theatrical property.
stage direction
an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements.
dialogue
conversation between characters in a play
monogue
a long speech my one character to one or more other character onstage
soliloquy
the act of talking while or as if alone.
aside
a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
set
to arrange the scenery, properties, lights, etc., on (a stage) for an act or scene.

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