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Drama Terms

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    Words and definitions related to drama
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  • The main action or events of a play
    Plot
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  • The reasons behind a character's actions
    Motivation
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  • The conversation of a play
    Dialogue
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  • A speech, sometimes lengthy, in which a character alone onstage, expresses his/her thoughts aloud
    Soliliquy
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  • a long, uninterrupted speech that is spoken by one person in the presence of other characters
    Monologue
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  • Short speech heard by the audience but not by the other characters in the play
    Aside
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  • The audience knows something that the characters in the play do not
    Dramatic irony
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  • A weakness or limitation of character, resulting in the fall of the tragic hero
    Tragic flaw
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