DRAMA

DEFINITION OF DRAMA1. Drama come from the greek word meaning

“ACTION” which is derived from the verb meaning “TO DO” or “TO ACT”

2. Aristotle mentioned that the drama is “IMITATION”3. Drama is a form of literature created through

dialogues and written primarily to be performed, not read.

4. Is created by a “PLAYWRIGHT” and a presentation of action on a stage before, in front of an audience and prepared through collaborative mode of production

ELEMENTS OF DRAMA

ARISTOTLE CONSIDERED THIS SIX THINGS TO BE ESSENSIAL TO GOOD DRAMA

1.PLOT 2.THEME3.CHARACTER4.DIALOGUE5.CONVENTION6.GENRE 7.AUDIENCE

PLOT - the sequence events or incidents of which the story composed this is what happens in a play. Plot refers to the action; the basic story line of a play

THEME - the controlling idea or central insight. While plot refers to the play, theme refers to the meaning of the play. Theme is the main idea or lesson to be learned from a play. In some cases the theme of a play is obvious other times it is quiet subtle.

CHARACTER -someone of something in which story developed. Character are the people (sometimes animals or idea) portrayed in a characters who move the action, or plot of the play forward.

FLAT VS ROUND : flat character is known by one or traits. He/She is mentioned by another character inside the play but not performing. Round character is complex and many-sided. Performing and existing inside the play

STATIC VS DYNAMIC : static character remains the same from the beginning of the plot to the end. Dynamic character undergo permanent change.

DIALOGUE - this refers to the word written by the playwright and spoken by the character in the play. The dialogue help move the action of the play along.

CONVENTION - this is the techniques and methods used by the playwright and director to create the desired stylistic effects (include music, props and costume, sound/lightning effect)

GENRE - refers to the types of play. Some examples of different genres include comedy, tragedy mystery and historical play

AUDIENCE - this is the group of people who watch the play. Many playwright and actors considered audience to be the most important element of drama, as all of the effort put into writing and producing a play is for the enjoyment of the audience

KINDS OF DRAMA

1.COMEDY 2.TRAGEDY3.FORCE4.MELODRAMA5.MUSICAL

COMEDY - when we talk about comedy, we usually refer to place that are light in tone, that are typically have happy ending. The intent of a comedic play is to make the audience laugh. In modern theatre, there are many styles of comedy ranging from realistic story, where the humor is derived from the real life situation, to outrageous slapstick humor

HIGH COMEDY AKA PURE COMEDY - does has an appeal to the intellectual and arouses “thoughtful” laughter by dis playing the follist of human behavior and social manners. Features!! Sarcasm, anger and intellectual humor

LOW COMEDY AKA ELEMENTARY COMEDY - lucking in seriousness and has little intellectual appeal by exhibiting the “ridiculousness” of human.Feature of quarrelling and fighting, nosy singing, boisterous conduct in general.

TRAGEDY - is one of the oldest form of drama; each meaning has change since the earliest days of stage plays. in ancient times, a tragedy was often an historical dramas featuring the down fall of a great man. In modern theatre the definition is a bit loser. Tragedy usually involves serious subject matter and the death of one or more main character this place really have a happy ending.

EXAMPLES:

• Romeo and juliet

FARCE - is sub does category of comedy, characterize by greatly exaggerated characters and situation. Characters tends to be one dimensional and often follow stereotypical behavior farces typically involve mistaken identities lucks of physical comedy and outrageous flat twist

EXAMPLES:

• The comedy of errors by william shakespear• Noises off by michael frayn•What the butler saw by joe

orton

MELO DRAMA - is another type of exaggerated drama. As in farce the characters tend to be simplified and 1 dimensional the formulaic story line of a classic melodrama typically involve a villain a heroin, and a hero who must rescue heroine from the villain

EXAMPLES :

•Wuthring heights – 1939•Mildread spears – 1945• Brief encounter – 1946

MUSICAL - in musical theatre, the story is told not only trough dialogue but trough music and dance. Musical are often comedic, also many involve subject matter. Most involve large cast and lavish sets and costume

EXAMPLES:

• Miss saigon • Hair spray• Les miserables• Rent