1. ELEMENTS OF DRAMA

2. Elements of Drama
Act
An act is a group of two or more scenes that form a major division in a play
Scene
A scene is one part of the action, usually happening in a particular time and place

3. Elements of Drama Cast from The Crucible Cast of Characters:
John Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor
Abigail Williams
Reverend Parris
Reverend Hale
Judge Hathorne
Dep. Gov. Danforth
Mary Warren
Tituba
Sarah Osborne
Martha Corey
Thomas Putnam
Ruth Putnam
Mercy Lewis
Rebecca Nurse
Francis Nurse
Giles Corey
Sarah Good
Susanna Walcott
Cast of Characters:
A cast of characters is a list that describes who’s in the play and often how they are related to one another.

4. Setting:
The setting of a play is where and when the play takes place. In a play, the setting is usually described in a note or stage directions at the beginning of the play and each scene.
Example:
The setting of the Crucible is Salem, Massachusetts in the year 1692.

5. Elements of Drama Stage Directions:
Stage directions are printed in italics and are surrounded by parentheses
They tell the actors and actresses how to speak, how to act, and what to do.
Stage directions describe details of the setting and sounds effects

6. Elements of Drama
Dialogue- Dialogue is the conversation between the characters in a play
Monologue- A monologue, or soliloquy, is a speech given by one character who is alone on the stage.

7. Elements of Drama Dialogue Example:
Parris, delighted: Mr. Hale! Oh! It’s good to see you again! Taking some books: My, they’re heavy!”
Hale, setting down his books: They must be; they are weighted with authority.
Page 34: Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York: Penguin Books, 2003.

8. Elements of Drama
Plot: The plot of the play is the action, and it often revolves around a conflict
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution

9. Elements of Drama Exposition:
Characters, Setting, and Conflict are introduced

10. Elements of Drama
Rising Action:
Conflict and suspense build

11. Elements of Drama
Climax:
Conflict reaches peak or turning point

12. Elements of Drama
Falling Action:
Suspense Lessens

13. Elements of Drama
Resolution:
Outcome of story decided