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32 Cards in this Set
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Abstraction
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the removal from everyday life of some elements of the play; more heightening of an element to severe distortion
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Action
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a character's main intent in a scene
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aside
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a device in which a character breaks from dialogue and directly speaks to the audience
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backstory
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the events that precede the beginnning of the play
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beat
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a unit of intent, smaller than an action
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characters
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individual persons that appear in a play
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climax
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most important moment in conflict resolution structure. After climax, there is no longer conflict
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conflict
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the essence of drama, which grows out of two or more characters having mutually opposed motives
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conflict resolution structure
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process through which the play introduces and resolves its conflict
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denouement
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moment after the climax, in which loose ends of the story are tied up.
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dialogue
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speech between two or more characters
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given circumstances
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info regarding the play's background and environment. Ex; events and relationships that precede the play, the play's time and place, social systems, etc.
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internal obstacles
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limits that characters place on themselves
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intro incident
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when subject of the conflict is introduced. Must occur during play not before.
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major dramatic question
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question that is answered in them moment of the climax
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moment of engagement
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moment where protagonist commits to satisfying her goals, occuring after introductory incident.
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mood
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feeling evoked by the play.
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nonrealistic contract
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theatrical contract in which elements of production are heightenend from everyday life.
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opposing character forces
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one or more characters having motives that oppose the protagonist.
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play analysis
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process of identifying the constituent parts of a play
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plot
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the most important events in a narrative.
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presentational contract
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theatric contract where one or more characters directly address the audience. the audience is recognized as being present.
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protagonist
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character who's motives and interests drive the play's conflict.
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realistic contract
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theatrical contract in which of most of the elements of production conform to everyday life.
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representational contract
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theatrical contract in which characters maintain an imaginary fourth wall, between production and audiece, that says the audience is not there.
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scene
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unit of clonfict that has a beginning, a middle, and an end.
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soliloquy
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form of dialogue between single character on stage and the audience
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s-r-s
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thought process; stimulus provokes response, that response provokes another stimulus
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stage directions
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play's suggestions regarding setting, sound lighting effects, and character behavior
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theatrical contract
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informal understanding between a production and its audience. is the production presentational or representational? are the elements of production realistic or or nonrealistic?
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theatrical conventions
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techniques shared by a majority of plays in specific epochs of theatre history
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theme
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unifying or dominant ideas explored in a work of art
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