A ________________ is a literary text in which a story unfolds through action and dialogue between the characters.
play
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WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? When and where the story takes place
SETTING
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WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? The instructions that tell the actors what to do
STAGE DIRECTIONS
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WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? The actors in a drama or play
CAST
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WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? Divides the play into smaller parts like chapters in a book
ACTS
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WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? The lines spoken by the actors
DIALOGUE
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WHICH ELEMENT IS IT? Divide the acts each time the setting changes
SCENE
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___________ _________ 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
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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
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"A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Twelfth Night." belong to which genre?
Comedies
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"Henry IV" and "Richard III." belong to which genre?
Histories
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"Macbeth," "Hamlet," and "Othello." belong to which genre?
Tragedies
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__________ and _________ are both dramatic devices where a character speaks alone on stage.
Soliloquies and monologues
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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
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________________ are speeches delivered to other characters on stage, often conveying important information or making persuasive arguments.
Monologues
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Which sonnet starts with the line "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" ?