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