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Drama terminology: soliloquy, aside, tragedy, comedy

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1dramaan exciting emotional or unexpected series of events played for tv, radio, or theatre
2soliloquyact of speaking character
thoughts alound when by oneself regardless of any other hearer
3asideremark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by any other cahracter in the play
4prologuea preface or introduction to a literary work, an event play poem
5ACTone of the principal divisions of theatrical work
6scencea subdivision of a play; division of an act
7linewords making up dialogue of a play
8chorusgroup of performers who comment on the main action, speaking moving together
9punjoke exploiting diff possible meaning of a word; usually humorous
10tragedyan event causing suffering, distress, destruction, sadness unfortunate
drama where protagonist meets disaster
11comedydramatic work that id light and humorous usually happy ending; no one dies in shake's comedies
12tragic herovirtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, they discover errors usually a little to late to be fixed
13masqueshort allegorical dramatic entertainment in 16 - 17 centuries
14mystery playreligious play performed outdoors in the medieval period that enacts an event from the Bible
drama based on scriptural incidents
15morality playgenre of medieval and early Renaissance time drama that focuses how to live through allegorical characters 15- 16 centuries