Drama Terms
Contradiction between a character’s understanding and the actual situation
Aside
Short remark/speech delivered only for audience’s benefit
Often sarcastic
Usually reveal character’s true feelings, unbeknown to others on stage
Audiences tend to connect with characters who deliver asides, as they feel like their confidant
Soliloquy
Long speech while character is on stage alone
Audience is supposedly overhearing the private thoughts of character
Usually reveal character’s true feelings
Monologue
•Long speech addressing other characters on stage
•“Friends, Romans, countrymen…lend me your ears.” (Julius Caesar)
•Script
A script is the written words and directions of a play
•Plot
The plot is the storyline or arrangement of action.
•Character
A character is a person portrayed in a drama.
•Story Organization
The story organization is how a story is told – the beginning, middle and end.
•Setting
The setting is where the action takes place.
•Dialogue
A dialogue is a spoken conversation between two characters.
•Scenery
The scenery is theatrical equipment such as curtains, backdrops, and platforms to communicate the environment. An example might be trees to show a forest environment.
Acts and scenes are the basic units of drama. A drama may consist of one or more acts, each of which may contain any number of scenes.
•Stage directions tell how the work is to be performed, or staged. Providing details about sets, lighting, sound effects, props, costumes, and acting, directions are often printed in italics and set off in brackets. Some playwrights use abbreviations to provide additional direction about where on or offstage a speech may be delivered. These include O.S. for offstage; D.S., for downstage, or close to the audience, and U.S. for upstage, or far from the audience.
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