Drama Terms

Question 1

Act

Answer 1

A large division in a play.

Opening act of Devil’s Desciple started with Mrs Dudgeon and Essie

Question 2

Antagonist

Answer 2

An opposing force to the protagonist/the “baddie”

Bill is a constant threat to the protagonists of the play

Question 3

Catharsis

Answer 3

A moment in a play which causes feelings of pity/fear

When Essie is treated horribly by Mrs Dudgeon

Question 4

Character

Answer 4

A fictional person in a story

Jenny Hill

Question 5

Static character

Answer 5

An unchanging character

Undershaft remains arrogant throughout his appearances in the play

Question 6

Dynamic character

Answer 6

A character capable of change

Bill shows some remorse after his violent outbursts

Question 7

Conflict

Answer 7

When opposing forces disagree or start fighting

Bill assaults Jenny

Question 8

Dialogue

Answer 8

Conversation between characters

(Mrs Dugeon: “Well, why don’t you open the door?”

Question 9

Dramatic irony

Answer 9

When the audience knows something the characters don’t

The British arrest the wrong man in Devil’s Disciple

Question 10

Protagonist

Answer 10

Main character

Barbara from Major Barbara

Question 11

Stage direction

Answer 11

A physical action performed by a character

Mrs Dudgeon: “(She pushes her rudely off the sofa).”