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The series of events leading to the high point of action
Rising action
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The reasons behind a character's actions
Motivation
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The stage furnishings, which add reality to a play
Props
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The introductory section of a play in which characters, time, place, and situation are presented
Exposition
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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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The series of events following the high point of interest
Falling action
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The area of the stage away from the footlights
Upstage
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The final revelation or outcome of a play
Catastrophe
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The area of the stage close to the footlights
Downstage
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A play in which the protagonist meets with death or defeat
Tragedy
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A speech, sometimes lengthy, in which a character alone onstage, expresses his/her thoughts aloud
Soliliquy
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The main action or events of a play
Plot
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A subdivision of a play
Act
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A weakness or limitation of character, resulting in the fall of the tragic hero
Tragic flaw
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The highest point of the action in the play
Turning point
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The audience knows something that the characters in the play do not
Dramatic irony
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The conversation of a play
Dialogue
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The hero or main character of a play
Protagonist
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The main idea of a play
Theme
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The left side of the stage from the actor's point of view
Stage left
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The right side of the stage from the actor's point of view
Stage right
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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 viewers, who need to be responsive to the action on stage
Audience
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An amusing play that ends happily
Comedy
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