Drama Unit Drama - a story written to be performed by actors.
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Drama Drama UnitUnit
Drama -Drama - a story a story written to be written to be performed by performed by
actorsactors
TragedyTragedy A sad story that A sad story that
shows the downfall shows the downfall or death of a tragic or death of a tragic hero, or main hero, or main charactercharacter
Why did he have to die?!
Why did he have to die?!
ComedyComedy A funny story with A funny story with
a happy endinga happy endingHahaha! What a great play!
ActAct Large units that Large units that
dramas are divided dramas are divided intointo
The circle is the whole play and the four parts are the acts
SceneScene Smaller units that Smaller units that
acts are divided acts are divided intointo
Blue: ActsWhite: Scenes
PlaywrightPlaywright The author of a The author of a
playplay
Stage DirectionsStage Directions Tell how the play is Tell how the play is
to be performed, or to be performed, or stagedstaged
ScriptScript The text of the playThe text of the play
Romeo. Father, what news? What is the Prince’s doom? What sorrow craves acquaintance at my hand That I yet know not?Friar. Too familiar Is my dear son with such sour company. I bring thee tidings of the Prince’s doom.
Tragic HeroTragic Hero A main characterA main character
Tragic FlawTragic Flaw A defect in a A defect in a
charactercharacter
Example: Madea's Tragic Flaw is that she gets into
too much trouble
Historical ContextHistorical Context The background of The background of
the era in which the era in which the play is set or the play is set or writtenwritten
ChorusChorus A group of A group of
performers who performers who commented on the commented on the actionaction
Blank VerseBlank Verse Unrhymed poetry Unrhymed poetry
written in a meter written in a meter called iambic called iambic pentameterpentameter
SetSet Constructions that Constructions that
show where the show where the drama takes placedrama takes place
A set could be an apartment building
PropsProps Movable objects Movable objects
that are used by that are used by the actors onstagethe actors onstage
A prop can be a toy racecar.
Dramatic Dramatic EffectEffect A vivid illusion of A vivid illusion of
realityreality
Dramatic Dramatic SpeechesSpeeches Monologue – a Monologue – a
long, uninterrupted long, uninterrupted speechspeech
Soliloquy – a short Soliloquy – a short or long or long uninterrupted uninterrupted speechspeech
Aside – a brief Aside – a brief remarkremark
Blah blah blah. Will she ever finish her monologue?
Dramatic Dramatic IronyIrony There is a There is a
contradiction contradiction between what a between what a character thinks character thinks and what the and what the reader or audience reader or audience knows to be trueknows to be true
Comic ReliefComic Relief A technique that is A technique that is
used to interrupt a used to interrupt a serious part of a serious part of a literary work by literary work by introducing a introducing a humorous humorous character or character or situationsituation
PunPun A play on words A play on words
involving a word involving a word with two or more with two or more different meanings different meanings or two words that or two words that sound alike but sound alike but have different have different meaningsmeanings
FoilFoil A character who A character who
provides a provides a contrast to contrast to another another charactercharacter
Terms for Terms for Review…Review… DialogueDialogue
Plot :Plot : ExpositionExposition ClimaxClimax ResolutionResolution
Conflict:Conflict: Internal ConflictInternal Conflict External ConflictExternal Conflict
CharacterCharacter CharacterizationCharacterization Setting Setting Point of View:Point of View:
11stst person person 33rdrd person limited person limited OmniscientOmniscient
ThemeTheme