| A | B |
| aside | words spoken by a character to the audience or another character not heard by the others on stage |
| resolution | outcome of a play |
| monologue | a long speech by one actor |
| protagonist | main character of a play |
| epiphany | sudden realization |
| pun | a play on words that results in a joke |
| climax | high point, most exciting part of a play; turning point |
| prologue | introduction |
| act | main divisions of a play |
| tragedy | play with a disatrous ending for one of more characters |
| playwright | author of the play |
| scene | the play divisions within an act |
| dialogue | talk between actors |
| conflict | two sides in opposition (struggle) |