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| aside | lines spoken by an actor that the other characters "can't hear" (inner thoughts) |
| backstage | part of theater where actors prepare |
| cast | entire company of actors in play |
| character | fictional person or creature in story or play |
| climax | outcome of the main conflict of a play/novel |
| comedy | funny play, film, or TV show w/a happy ending |
| conflict | struggle between characters, forces, or ideas at the center of a story |
| dialogue | words spoken by characters in play/novel |
| drama | a story, usually not comedy, written for actors in movie/play |
| event | something that happens; specific occurrence |
| figurative language | colorful wording not meant to be taken literally (can picture in your mind) |
| introduction | short reading that presents and explains a novel/play |
| motive | internal or external force that makes a character do something |
| passage | section of written work, ranging from one line to several paragraphs |
| playwright | the author of a play |
| plot | the chain of events in a story that leads to final outcome |
| point of view | mental position from which a character sees the events unfold |
| prologue | introduction to a play that comes before the first act |
| quotation | a passage quoted; exact words spoken by a character |
| role | the part that an actor performs in a play |
| sequence | the time-order in which story events take place |
| setting | where and when the story events take place |
| soliloquy | speech in a play in which a character tells his thoughts to the audience (talking the himself) |
| symbol | a person or thing that stands for, or represents, something else |
| theme | the central meaning of a play or novel; the main idea |
| tragedy | a serious play with a sad ending |
