1. Elements Of Drama/Theatre

2. What Is Drama?
A drama is a story enacted onstage for a live audience.

3. Tragedy A tragedy is a play that ends unhappily.
Most classic Greek tragedies deal with serious, universal themes such as
right and wrong
justice and injustice
life and death
Tragedies pit human limitations against the larger forces of destiny.

4. Tragedy
The protagonist of most classical tragedies is a tragic hero. This hero
pride
is noble and in many ways admirable
has a tragic flaw, a personal failing that leads to a tragic end
rebelliousness
jealousy

5. Comedy
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

6. Comedy The main characters in a comedy could be anyone: nobility
townspeople
servants

7. Comedy
Comic complications always occur before the conflict is resolved.
In most cases, the play ends with a wedding.

8. The Elements of Drama
Elements of Drama: The elements of drama, by which dramatic works can be analyzed and evaluated, can be categorized into three major areas: literary elements, technical elements, and performance elements. literary elements technical elements performance elements

9. Literary Elements Plot: the series of events that take
place in a play. There are 6 stages
in a plot structure:
Initial incident- the event that “gets the story going”
Preliminary event whatever takes place BEFORE
the action of the play that is directly related to the
Play
Rising action: a series of events following the initial incident and leading up to the
dramatic climax.
Climax: the turning point or high point of a story, when events can go either way
Falling action: the series of events following the climax.
Denouement or Conclusion : another term for the ending-it is the French word for “unraveling”).

10. Literary Elements
Character: a person portrayed in a drama, novel, or other artistic piece. Exposition is the “who, when, where and what” part of the play. Story organization: beginning, middle, end Conflict: the internal or external struggle between opposing forces, ideas, or interests that creates dramatic tension. Suspense: a feeling of uncertainty as to the outcome, used to build interest and excitement on the part of the audience.

11. Literary Elements
Theme: the basic idea of a play; the idea, point of view, or perception that binds together a work of art.
Language: in drama, the particular manner of verbal expression, the
diction or style of writing, or the speech or phrasing that suggests a class or profession or type of character.
Style: the shaping of dramatic material, settings, or costumes in a deliberately nonrealistic manner.

12. Dialogue
A conversation between characters in a literary work.
                                     

13. Function of Dialogue
Dialogue brings characters to life by revealing their personalities and by showing what they are thinking and feeling as they react to other characters.

14. Function of Monologues
Serves the same purpose as narration in pieces of fiction
helps move the plot forward
can support or add depth to the conflict

15. Monologue A speech presented by a single character Purpose:
most often to express their mental thoughts aloud
sometimes also to directly address another character
can be directed to the audience

16. Soliloquies
A long speech delivered by a character who is alone onstage.

17. Function of Soliloquies
A soliloquy typically reveals the private thoughts and emotions of the character.

18. Foil
A character who provides a strong contrast to another character.

19. Function of Foil Characters
A foil may emphasize another character’s distinctive traits or make a character look better by comparison.