Module 7: Drama

Activity 1 : : Activity 2 : : Activity 3 : : Activity 4 : : Activity 5 : : Activity 6

Activity 2: Key Terms and Concepts
(Also refer to the Literary Elements from Module 3.)

• Antagonist
• Apostrophe
• Aside
• Characterization
• Deus ex machina
• Dialogue
• Monologue
• Moral
• Motivation
• Protagonist
• Scene
• Soliloquy
• Stock character
• Understatement

Define and recognize elements of:

• Comedy
• Burlesque
• Comedy of Manners
• Commedia
• Farce
• High Comedy
• Low Comedy
• Romantic Comedy
• Slapstick
• Satire
• Tragedy
• Tragicomedy
• Melodrama
• Classical Drama
• Renaissance Drama
• Modern Drama

Define and recognize the effect/importance of the following in a work of drama:

• Conflict
• Figurative language
• Setting

Define and recognize the ways Plot is constructed in a work of drama:

• Exposition
• Foreshadowing
• Theme
• Suspense
• Climax
• Denouement
• Rising Action
• Falling Action
• Symbolism

  Define and recognize the ways a character may be constructed or revealed in a drama:

• Techniques of characterization
• • Character
  • Dialogue
  • Direct description
  • Protagonist
  • Revelation by other characters
  • Self-revelation
  • Physical characteristics
  • • Costumes
    • Makeup
    • Body language
    • Accent or dialect
    • Actions

  Define and recognize these Theatre types, styles, and players.

Classical:

• Amphitheatre
• Orchestra
• Skene

Medieval:

• Picture-frame stage
• Proscenium Arch
• Troubadours
• Villanelle

Renaissance:

• Commedia dell’arte
• Madrigal
• Thrust theatre

Modern:

• Arena theatre
• Theatre of the Absurd

Know the difference between studying a play as literature and studying it as performing art.

Look up these terms in the glossary of your textbook or in the Glossary of terms on MyLiteratureLab Module 3 and learn their definitions. Create a visual schematic of these terms using concept maps, notes, or flash cards. Enter these key terms, definitions, concepts and vocabulary into your notebook or computer file. Identify examples of these conventions in the plays you read for this learning topic.