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| drama | a story acted out, usually on stage, by actors and actresses who take parts of specific characters |
| script | the written form of a play |
| stage directions | in the script of a play, the instructions to the actors, director, & stage crew |
| scenery | the painted backdrop or other structures used to create the setting for a play |
| props | the objects used in a play |
| sound effects | sounds imitated by various devices or reproduced by recordings as part of the background of a play |
| plot | the sequence of related events that make up a story |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| climax | turning point in a story; point of maximum interest |
| resolution | falling action - conflicts resolved, loose ends tied up |
| scene | a section presenting events that occur in one place at one time |
| act | a major unit of action in a drama or a play |
| main characters | character(s) the literary work focuses on |
| minor characters | less important characters that interact with main characters & each other |
| foil | characters who provide a sharp contrast in personality traits to the main character |
| dialogue | the words characters speak aloud |
| playwright | a scriptwriter |
| theme | the meaning, moral, or message about life or human nature that is communicated by a literary work |
| aside | an utterance meant to be inaudible to someone; an actor's speech heard by the audience but not by other characters |
