Edexcel A-level Theatre 2024 Exam
Questions and Answers
Act - Answer>>Subdivision of a play
Scene - Answer>>Subdivision of an Act (Acts are made up of
scenes)
Comedy - Answer>>A play that ends happily
Tragedy - Answer>>A play that ends unhappily
Melodrama - Answer>>A play designed to arouse intense
emotions by exaggeration and fast moving action
Protagonist - Answer>>The hero or leading character with
whom the audience sympathizes
Pantomime - Answer>>Actions without words or props
Farce - Answer>>Highly exaggerated humorous play or skit
Theme - Answer>>Important central idea or message in the
play
Plot - Answer>>The sequence of events that make up the play
Upstage - Answer>>Area of the stage farthest from the
audience or the back of the stage
Downstage - Answer>>Area of the stage nearest to the
audience or the front of the stage
Questions and Answers
Act - Answer>>Subdivision of a play
Scene - Answer>>Subdivision of an Act (Acts are made up of
scenes)
Comedy - Answer>>A play that ends happily
Tragedy - Answer>>A play that ends unhappily
Melodrama - Answer>>A play designed to arouse intense
emotions by exaggeration and fast moving action
Protagonist - Answer>>The hero or leading character with
whom the audience sympathizes
Pantomime - Answer>>Actions without words or props
Farce - Answer>>Highly exaggerated humorous play or skit
Theme - Answer>>Important central idea or message in the
play
Plot - Answer>>The sequence of events that make up the play
Upstage - Answer>>Area of the stage farthest from the
audience or the back of the stage
Downstage - Answer>>Area of the stage nearest to the
audience or the front of the stage
