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Drama
By Derick Miller
A drama is a story enacted onstage for a live audience.
What Is Drama?
• Origins of Drama– The word drama comes from the
Greek verb dran, which means “to do.”
• The earliest known plays . . .– were written around the
fifth century B.C. – produced for festivals to
honor Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility
Like the plot of a story, the plot of a play involves characters who face a problem or conflict.
Climaxpoint of highest tension;
action determines how the conflict will be resolved
Resolutionconflict is resolved;play ends
Plot: Sequence of events that develop the drama
Expositioncharacters and conflict are introduced
Dramatic Structure
Elements of Drama
There are three types of Drama Elements.
• Literary• Technical• Performance
Literary Elements(What is needed to write a script or story?)
• Script• Plot• Character• Story Organization• Setting• Dialogue• Monologue /soliloquy/aside• Conflict
Technical Elements (What is needed to produce a play?)
• Scenery• Costumes• Props• Sound and Music• Make-up
Performance Elements (What do the actors do on stage to make a character come alive?)
• Acting• Speaking• Non-verbal Expression
But…what do all these words mean?
All the elements of drama combine to make a good production. They are all
important. Some demonstrate more of one element than others.
Literary Elements
• Script?
• A script is the written words and directions of a play.
Literary Elements
• Plot?• The plot is the storyline or arrangement of
action.
Literary Elements
• Character?• A character is a person portrayed in a drama.
Literary Elements
• Story Organization?• The story organization is how a story is told –
the beginning, middle and end.
Literary Elements
• Setting?• The setting is where the action takes place.
Literary Elements
• Dialogue?• A dialogue is a spoken conversation between
two characters.
Literary Elements
• Monologue?• A monologue is a long speech made by one
person.• Soliloquy? A character alone on stage reveals
private thoughts.• Aside? A character briefly expresses private
thoughts to the audience that other characters on stage cannot hear.
Literary Elements
• Conflict?• The internal or external struggle between
opposing forces, ideas, or interests that create dramatic tension.
Technical Elements
• Scenery?• The scenery is theatrical equipment such as
curtains, backdrops, and platforms to communicate the environment. An example might be trees to show a forest environment.
Technical Elements
• Props?• Props are any article other than costumes or
scenery used as part of a dramatic production. An example might be a table on the stage.
Technical Elements
• Sound and Music?• Sound is the effect an audience hears during a
show, like the sound of rain. And music – well, you know what music is!
Technical Elements
• Make-up?• Make-up is the use of costumes, wigs and
body paint to transform an actor into a character.
Performance Elements
• Acting?Acting is how speaking and moving help to
create characters.
Performance Elements
• Non-verbal Expression Non-expression includes gestures, facial
expressions, and movement.
Performance Elements
• SpeakingSpeaking is vocal expression, projection,
speaking style and diction.
The ancient Greeks developed drama, making two basic types of play.
These two types are: A Tragedy A Comedy
TragedyA tragedy is a play that ends unhappily.
right and wrong
justice and injustice
life and death
• Most classic Greek tragedies deal with serious, universal themes such as
The protagonist of most classical tragedies is a tragic hero. This hero
• is noble and in many ways admirable
• has a tragic flaw, a personal failing that leads to a tragic end
rebelliousness
jealousy
pride
Tragedy
A comedy is a play that ends happily. The plot usually centers on a romantic conflict.
boy meets girl boy loses girl boy wins girl
Comedy
The main characters in a comedy could be anyone:
nobility servantstownspeople
Comedy
• Comic complications always occur before the conflict is resolved.
• In most cases, the play ends with a wedding.
Comedy
A comedy ends happily after an amusing series of problem. Tragedy stresses human greatness, but comedy emphasizes human faults and the weaknesses of society
Conclusion
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