Dramatic Terms• These are general

dramatic terms you will have to know

• Examples given pertain to “Julius Caesar”

Act

Set

Prop

Backdrop

Script

Convention

Dialogue

Dramatic Irony

Aside• Words spoken in an

undertone not meant to be heard by everyone on stage

Monologue• Long, uninterrupted

speech made by one character–example: Mark Antony’s funeral oration

Soliloquy• Long speech made by one

character alone on stage> The audience may learn the thoughts of character (thinking out loud)–example> Mark Antony alone

with Caesar’s body

Personification• Giving human qualities to

something not human - figurative language–example> “The heart is thirsty

for that noble pledge.”

Simile• Comparison of two unlike

things using “as, like, or than”–example> “I am as constant as

the Northern Star.”

Metaphor• Direct comparison

–example> “I am the Northern Star.”

Hyperbole

•Over exaggeration–example>” I’m so hungry I could eat a cow!!”

Dramatic Structure• Introduction

–Characters

–Setting

–Conflict•Julius Caesar> Act I

Rising Action• Complications

–Julius Caesar> Brutus joins the conspiracy

–planning of the assassination

Climax• Highest point of

interest>everything begins to unravel from here–Assassination of Caesar

–Mark Antony’s funeral speech

Falling Action• Events continue to unravel and

begin to move towards a resolution–Mark Antony, Octavius, Brutus

and Cassius

–Armies established

Resolution• Things are “tied together”. All

pieces of the puzzle are put together. May NOT be a happy ending.– Mark Antony avenges Caesar

– Brutus dies

– Cassius dies

– Brutus honored