| A | B |
|---|
| shock of recognition | we see ourselves in the situation, we laugh or cry and feel the emotion |
| dramatic irony | we know things that the characters do not |
| structure of a play | crisis, conflict, climax, and resolution |
| exposition | major characters are introduced, central problem is made clear, opening situation is established, earlier events are revealed |
| crisis | when a character has a lot at stake |
| conflict | the struglle within the play whether it is between 2 characters or within a character |
| climax | the high emotional turning point of the play |
| resolution | the ending, the conflict is resolved |
| dialogue | conversation between 2 characters |
| script | the written play |
| characters | the actors in the play |
| major character | one invovled in the conflict and has a larger role |
| minor character | one with a smaller role that is usually not invovled in the conflict |
| stage directions | tell the actors how to say their lines, where they should move on the stage, how they should dress, and what the stage should look like |
| staging | making the play come to life by actors, costumes, scenery, lighting, sound effects, special effects |
| props | small movable objects the actors use |
| sets | the large immovable objects on stage |
