1. m Drama Vocabulary

2. Theme: Central message, theme or purpose in a literary work.

3. Stage Directions: Notes included in a drama to describe how a work is staged or performed.

4. Playwright: A person who writes plays.

5. Setting: A time and place of action in a literary work.

6. Antagonist: A character or force in conflict with the main character.

7. Protagonist: Main character in a literary work.

8. Dialogue: Conversation between characters.

9. Plot: Sequence of events in a story.

10. Conflict: Struggle between opposing forces; a problem.

11. Characters: A person or animal that takes part in a literary work.

12. Tone: Writer’s attitude toward his subject in a literary work.

13. Mood: Feeling created in reader by literary work.