Parts of a Play Flashcards

The major division of a play

Division of an act, usually denoting a change in time or place

<p>Outline of the play</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Often the beginning of a play script describing who is on stage, what they are doing, and where they are placed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Speech or a short scene preceding the main actions of the play that sets a mood and defines or defends the script</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Units in the script in which the playwright supplies background information necessary for understanding the play</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Incidents near the beginning of the play that get the main action started</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The series of related events that build to the climax</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Highest point of dramatic tension in a script, usually the crux of the play</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High point in the action of the play which occurs after the main climax and is of lesser importance</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any event happening late in the show that, somewhat miraculously, resolves everyone's problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Final scene of the play when the plot is unraveled and the play is brought to a tidy conclusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>That part of the plot that follows the climax and includes the dénouement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The unraveling of the difficulties in a drama so that the solution can be revealed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Speech or short scene that sometimes follows the main action of a play</p> Signup and view all the answers