ANALYZE CRAFT AND STRUCTURE ELEMENTS OF DRAMA The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act I William Shakespeare A stage play uses characters' words and their physical actions to dramatize a story. Dialogue is the term used to describe characters' words. Dialogue helps reveal the following information: the personalities of characters the plot and story events relationships between characters attitudes of characters Stage directions provide details about the characters' actions and the events taking place on the stage. Stage directions: usually appear in italics and within brackets •designate the actions, positions, and comings and goings of actors •designate lighting, sound, and music directions 1. Cite two examples of dialogue in Act 1, Scene i, that show Benvolio's peace- making personality. ish (U. S.) Text Predictions: On 100% + Give Fe W T N