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prologue collapse: an introduction to a play

exodus collapse: a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment; the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus

show collapse: the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill"; a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"; give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening"; finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"; make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"; be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show"; show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"

tragedy collapse: drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity

curtain raiser collapse: any preliminary activity; a short play presented before the main play

sarcasm collapse: witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift

squib collapse: firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise

play collapse: the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully; activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"; gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"; a preset plan of action in team sports; "the coach drew up the plays for her team"; utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination"; a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"; a theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours"; a state in which action is feasible; "the ball was still in play"; "insiders said the company's stock was in play"; engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"; exhaust by allowing to pull on the line; "play a hooked fish"; participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"; employ in a game or in a specific position; "They played him on first base"; use or move; "I had to play my queen"; shoot or hit in a particular manner; "She played a good backhand last night"; bet or wager (money); "He played $20 on the new horse"; "She plays the races"; put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game; "He is playing his cards close to his chest"; "The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory"; make bets; "Play the races"; "play the casinos in Trouville"; use to one's advantage; "She plays on her clients' emotions"; discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream; "play water from a hose"; "The fountains played all day"; perform on a certain location; "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years"; be performed; "What's playing in the local movie theater?"; "`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years"; cause to emit recorded sounds; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "Can you play my favorite record?"; emit recorded sound; "The tape was playing for hours"; "the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered"; pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity; "Let's play like I am mommy"; "Play cowboy and Indians"; replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"; play on an instrument; "The band played all night long"; perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"; move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly; "The spotlights played on the politicians"; cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space; "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack"; act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome; "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal"; engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion; "On weekends I play"; "The students all recreate alike"; be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl"; behave in a certain way; "play safe"; "play it safe"; "play fair"; be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way; "This speech didn't play well with the American public"; "His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee"

pencraft collapse

circus collapse: performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"; a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"; a genus of haws comprising the harriers; an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent; "they used the elephants to help put up the circus"; (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games; a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"

authorship collapse: the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"

syllabary collapse: a writing system whose characters represent syllables

copywriter collapse: a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy

essayist collapse: a writer of literary works

irony collapse: incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"; a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

depiction collapse: representation by drawing or painting etc

hieroglyphic collapse: written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols; resembling hieroglyphic writing

picturization collapse

automatic writing collapse

alphabet collapse: a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language

diarist collapse: someone who keeps a diary or journal

coauthor collapse: a writer who collaborates with others in writing something

annalist collapse: a historian who writes annals

chaser collapse: a drink to follow immediately after another drink

novelist collapse: one who writes novels

scenario writer collapse

scriptwriter collapse: someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas

finale collapse: the concluding part of any performance; the closing section of a musical composition

exemplification collapse: showing by example

composer collapse: someone who composes music as a profession

work collapse: activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"; a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"; (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force; "work equals force times distance"; arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"; move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"; shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"; gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds"; move in an agitated manner; "His fingers worked with tension"; provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"; proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top"; cause to work; "he is working his servants hard"; be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"; exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"; cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?"; operate in or through; "Work the phones"; have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"; operate in a certain place, area, or specialty; "She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics"; behave in a certain way when handled; "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well"

ideogram collapse: a graphic character used in ideography

pictogram collapse

theater collapse: a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"

writing collapse: the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"; the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"; letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"; the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"; (usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"

writer collapse: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay); a person who is able to write and has written something

litterateur collapse

humorist collapse: someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way

portraiture collapse: the activity of making portraits

journalism collapse: the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media; newspapers and magazines collectively

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