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a play for the theatre, radio or TV

theatrical piece; acting

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Cases of word usage

1) unrhymed verse (usually with 10 syllables in each line) used in poetry and drama (blank verse)

2) (an example of) a form of drama dealing with everyday life in a humorous way and with a happy ending (comedy)

3) (Latin) a list of characters in a drama e.g. listed in the text or in a theatre programme (dramatis personae)

4) the part of a story or drama (after the climax) when the leading character suffers (before the final catastrophe or resolution) (falling)

5) (a day or season for) a public celebration; a series of performances (of music, ballet, drama etc) given during a period in a place (festival)

6) a type or category of literary work such as comedy, tragedy, novel, drama etc (genre)

7) (an example of) a kind of English drama based on a traditional story, with music, dancing and clowning (pantomime)

8) the main character in a drama or novel (protagonist)

9) (of a story, remark, situation in a drama etc) likely to be considered indecent (risque)

10) (an example of) a form of drama in which there is conflict and suffering and a sad ending; (an instance of) a very sad event, experience etc in real life (tragedy)

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