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Study the word list: GCSE English Literature: Plays 1

GCSE English Literature

	script	The written text of a play, film, or broadcast is called a script.
	playwright	A playwright is someone who writes plays.
	Shakespeare	Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet.
	act	An act is a section of a play.
	scene	A scene is an unit of action within a play.
	character	A character is a fictional person or being in a story.
	audience	The people watching a show or reading a text are called the audience.
	theatre	A theatre is a building in which plays are performed.
	costume	A costume is the clothes an actor wears in a production.
	set	Set refers to the scenery and furniture in a play and their position on stage.
	stage	Stage directions include entries, exits, and movement.
	directions	Stage directions include entries, exits, and movement.
	dialogue	Dialogue is a conversational exchange.
	narrator	A narrator tells the story in a play.
	auditorium	The audience sits in the auditorium.
	backstage	Backstage is the area behind the stage.
	emphasis	If you put emphasis on something, it means you give it importance.
	enter	Enter indicates a character's entrance onto the stage.
	exit	Exit indicates a character's exit from the stage.

Use the list: GCSE English Literature: Plays 1

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script

playwright

Shakespeare

act

scene

character

audience

theatre

costume

set

stage

directions

dialogue

narrator

auditorium

backstage

emphasis

enter

exit

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