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An imaginary wall that separates the audience from the performers, breaking it is when performers speak directly to the audience.

The part of a theater stage in front of the curtain, often framing the stage and acting as a picture frame would.

A device often used in drama when a character speaks to himself or herself, relating thoughts and feelings, thereby also sharing them with the audience.

The quality of appearing to be true or real; likelihood or probability. Important for a critic to assess the believability within a play's context.

A literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.

The willingness to suspend one's critical faculties and believe the unbelievable; sacrifice of realism and logic for the sake of enjoyment.

A flaw in the protagonist of a tragedy that brings the protagonist to ruin or sorrow.

The underlying or implicit meaning, as of a literary work, which is not announced explicitly by the characters but is implicit in the dialogue or action.

A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

The final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.

The method of presenting a play or a piece, including the design, scenery, acting, and timing, as well as the mood and atmosphere.

The characters of a play, novel, or narrative.

The insertion of important background information within a story; for example, information about the setting, characters' backstories, prior plot events, etc.

Excessive pride or self-confidence, often leading to the downfall of a character within tragedies.