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| Plot | the patternof events that occur. plot may include exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. |
| Dramatis personae | the cast of characters of a play |
| Characterization | the actors are the characters in a play. The dramatist must show the differences between characters quickly because s/he has less time than in a novel to introduce them to the audience |
| Dramatis/playwright | one who writes plays |
| Melodrama | a kind of literature with an easily recognized villain aand hero, in which good and evil are clearly distinguished and an oversimplified moral conflict which is almost always physical |
| Drama | literature where the conflict is non-physical, characters are more fully developed, good and evil are not obvious; more like real life than melodrama |
| Stage business | a physical action of the character, usually with a prop, piece of scenery, or other characters, designed to move the action, reveal character, or provide movement |
| Stereotypes | character types that appear so often that their nature is immediately familiar to the reader/audience |
| Protagonist | the central or main character |
| Antagonist | the character who is in conflict with the protagonist |
| Staging | everything that is seen on the stage, including scenery, costumes, props, and lighting |
| Motivation | what causes the characters to behave in a certain way |
