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| further subdivision in an act |
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| conversation of the characters in the play |
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| a play that ends unhappily |
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| a play designed to arouse intense emotion by exaggeration and fast-moving action |
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| the hero or leading character with whom the audience sympathizes |
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| the character who opposes or competes with the protagonist |
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| all the stage furnishings, objects, etc. (referred to as "props") |
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| actions without words or props |
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| important central idea presented by the play |
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| the chain of events that make up a play |
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| highly exaggerated, humorous play |
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| reasons for the character's beliefs |
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| left of stage from actor's view |
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| right of stage from actor's view |
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| area of the stage away from the footlights |
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| area of the stage close to the footlights |
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| person whose function it is to communicate words and emotion to an audience; assumes the personality of the character |
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| those who view the play and should be responsive to the action and the feeling or mood portrayed as the actors lead them into the play |
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