play | a story acted out live, using dialogue and action |
tragedy | a play that presents serious and important actions and ends unhappily for the main character |
tragic hero | an admirable figure who has a personal failing that leads to his or her downfall |
tragic flaw | a failing that leads a character to make choices that result in tragedy |
comedy | a play that ends happily, in which the main character gets what he or she wants |
dialogue | conversations between characters in a play |
monologue | a long speech made by one character to one or more other characters onstage |
soliloquy | a speech made by one character who is alone onstage, speaking to himself or herself or to the audience |
aside | a short speech, delivered to the audience or to another character, that others onstage are not supposed to hear |
stage directions | descriptions of how characters move onstage and how they speak their lines |
props | the portable items (properties) that actors carry or handle onstage |
Romeo and Juliet
August 31, 2019