Tragedy: a play that deals with grave matters and ends with the death of the protagonist.
Tragedy plays include dramatic and serious scenes in which the characters, especially the protagonists, show major personal flaws that eventually lead them to a downfall, like death.
Stage directions: instructions that actors receive, such as how to speak a particular line or which side of the stage to occupy.
They describe characters and setting and direct how characters should perform and how the scene should be. Stage directions are often provided in the text of a play.
Script: written text of the play that actors act out while performing.
This written text include as many details as possible of the scenes of the play, as well as expressions, movements, actions, and dialogues of the characters.
Character: one who participates in a play and advances its action.
A character is a person or other being in a novel, play, or film. Depending on their function in the narrative, a character may be flat (Predictable and with only one dominant characteristic), round (Complex in nature, with multiple aspects to their personality), dynamic (One who changes gradually during the course of the story) or static (One who does not develop much during the story).
Comedy: a play that ends on a hopeful note with birth or marriage, heralding new beginnings.
Comedy stories often explore themes of love, drama, conflicts between the main couple and family tensions that are solved at the end of the play, usually with a happy ending that involves marriage, a proposal, new birth or events that marks the beginning of something good.
Dialogue: lines spoken by characters in a play.
It can also be defined as a written composition in which two or more characters share their opinions or ideas.
Setting: the time period and location within a play.
The setting is a literary element that refers to the time, place, and circumstances within the play; it is essential to understand the story, as the setting influences the character's behaviors, reflect the society in which they are part and helps set the mood of the story.
