Drama and Plays Flashcards

Grade 5 · English · Flashcards

Essential vocabulary and concepts for understanding and analyzing drama and plays.

Flashcards

Drama: A form of literature written in script format intended to be performed on stage.
Playwright: The author who writes a play.
Script: The written text of a play, including all dialogue and stage directions.
Act: A major division of a play, like a chapter in a book.
Scene: A smaller section within an act, usually set in one place and time.
Dialogue: The spoken words between two or more characters in a play.
Stage Directions: Instructions in the script (in italics or brackets) describing actions, settings, and movement.
Monologue: A long speech given by a single character to express thoughts or feelings.
Soliloquy: A speech where a character speaks their private thoughts aloud while alone on stage.
Comedy: A type of drama that uses humor and typically ends happily.
Tragedy: A type of drama with serious themes that usually ends in the downfall or death of the main character.
Conflict: The central struggle or problem in a play that drives the plot forward.
Cast: All the actors performing the characters in a play.