| A | B |
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| monologue | A long speech spoken by one character, revealing personal thoughts and feelings. |
| mannerisms | Unconscious habits or peculiarities. |
| stereotypical character | A familiar character identified by an oversimplified pattern of behavior that typically labels the character as being part of a group of people. |
| analyze | To study carefully or examine critically. |
| first person | Indicates the speaker's point of view as "I." |
| soliloquy | A monologue usually delivered while the character is alone onstage, thinking aloud. |
| stock character | A familiar character who is the same character in every play. |
| characterization | Developing and portraying a personality through thought, action, dialogue, constuming, and makeup. |
| tape record and playback | One way of memorizing lines. |
| external characteristics | Qualities obvious by looking at a character. Age, degree of attractiveness, gender, and manner of dress. |
| rehearsing properly | Remaining in character throughout a monologue means you have rehearsed this way. |
| negative ideas & stereotypes | When creating characters, it is important to avoid doing these two things. |
| Comedia dell'arte | An important part of this type of theatre included stock characters, because in every play they played the same type of familiar character. |
| five W's | It is important that the audience know these as early as possible in a scene or play. |
| memorizing | You prepare yourself for your presentation by doing this with the material you have written. |
| introductory remarks | These should be delivered as yourself before performing a monologue. |
| imagination & characters you know | These are sources you can use to help you create a character. |
| observation, emotional memory, & imagination | Three things needed to create original characters. |
| Write down thoughts to say aloud | This is what you should do after you complete a character analysis. |
| pause slightly before leaving the stage | After a monologue, you should do this to allow the audience time to realize the scene or monologue has ended. |
| original character | A character that you develop on your own. |
