THEA 11000 Chapter 4: theatre questions 4
26 Jan 2019
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Stage directions: bold text in the script telling the actors what to do. Plot: the way the action of the play is organized. Linear plot: a plot that moves along in order. Casual plot: when one event causes the next con ict: the issue in the play. Point of attack: where the action starts to become dramatic. Episodic: selected dramatic moments that that are separated by breaks. Inciting incident: an event that will destroy the balance of the play. Falling action: the details that occur after the climax. Subplots: other lines of action where di erent con icts are developed. Well-made play: a play that covers all the elements. Cli -hanger: a dramatic, suspenseful point where the resolution of the con ict is not seen. Flashback: seeing something in the play that took place in the past. Poststructuralism: work created after world war ii that breaks down traditional structure. Character: people that perform the action of the play.
