A ________________ is a literary text in which a story unfolds through action and dialogue between the characters.
play
WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? When and where the story takes place
SETTING
WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? The instructions that tell the actors what to do
STAGE DIRECTIONS
WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? The actors in a drama or play
CAST
WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? Divides the play into smaller parts like chapters in a book
ACTS
WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? The lines spoken by the actors
DIALOGUE
WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? Divide the acts each time the setting changes
SCENE
___________ _________ is often regarded as the greatest playwright in English literature. He is responsible for 37 plays such as Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.
William Shakespeare
This metrical pattern consists of ten syllables in each line, with alternating unstressed and stressed syllables. It lends his works a rhythmic and musical quality.
Iambic Pentameter
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Twelfth Night." belong to which genre?
Comedies
"Henry IV" and "Richard III." belong to which genre?
Histories
"Macbeth," "Hamlet," and "Othello." belong to which genre?
Tragedies
__________ and _________ are both dramatic devices where a character speaks alone on stage.
Soliloquies and monologues
These are introspective speeches where a character reveals their inner thoughts and emotions to the audience. "To be or not to be" from "Hamlet" is a famous ______________.
soliloquy
________________ are speeches delivered to other characters on stage, often conveying important information or making persuasive arguments.
Monologues
Which sonnet starts with the line "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" ?
Sonnet 18
