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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 act | division of a play much like the chapters of a novel |
| aside | lines that are spoken by a character idrectly to the audience (Shakespeare) |
| cast of characters | list of characters presented before hte action begin |
| comedy | a humorous work of drama |
| diaglogue | a conversation between two or more characters |
| drama | a work of literature deigned to be performed in front of an audience |
| tragedy | a serious work of drama in which the hero suffers a catastrophe or serious misfortune |
| monologue | a long speech spoken by a character to himself, another character, or to the audience |
| scene | a division of an act into smaller parts |
| soliloquy | thoughts spoken aloud by a character when he/she is, or tinks, he or she is alone |
| stage directions | italicized comments that identify parts of the setting, the use of props or costumes, give further information about a character,or provide background information |
| dramatic irony | when the audience or reader knows somethine that the characters in the story do not know. |
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