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| acts | units of action in a drama & often divided into parts |
| scenes | division of acts |
| characterization | the playwright's technique for creating believable characters |
| dramatic speech | it advances the story's action |
| dialogue | the conversation between or among characters |
| monologue | a long speech spoken by one character often revealing his/her thoughts |
| stage directions | the sets of bracketed information that describe the scenery and how the characters should move and speak |
| set | the term used for the construction on stage that suggests the time and place of the action |
| props | small movable items, such as a doctor's clipboard or a student's notebook, that the actors use to make their actions look realistic |
| comedy | a type of drama that features funny situations & are often used to point out the faults of our society but have happy endings |
| tragedy | a type of drama that often features a king or a heroic figure and the events that lead to the downfall of that main character |
| drama | a story told in dialogue by performer & the word is often used to describe plays that address serious subjects |
| screenplays | scripts for film |
| teleplays | scripts written for television |
| radio plays | written to be performed as radio broadcasts |
