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| drama | a type of writing that is told in dialogue, to be performed. |
| tragedy | a dramatic presentation in which characters have a disastrous fate. |
| comedy | a funny presentation using humor to provoke laughter |
| exposition | introductory material that gives the setting, introduces the characters, and sets the tone. |
| cast | the characters in a drama are called actors. |
| acting | the art of speaking and moving to create characters. |
| dialoque | conversation between two or more characters. |
| soliloquy | a narrative spoken by a single actor in which his or her thoughts are revealed. |
| monoloque | is a speech made by one character who speaks to a silent listener. |
| aside | a speech or comment made by an actor directly to the audience about the action of the play. |
