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Intro Drama
Intro Drama
An Introduction.
Assistant Professor,
English, Arts.
Banaras Hindu University
dramatic literature, the texts of plays that can be read, as distinct from being seen
and heard in performance. (Britannica)
dialogues
Constituents of a drama:
Setting/
Characters Dialogues
Atmosphere
• A play is much more concentrated compared to a novel
1. All drama is brought out or created by a -CONFLICT
-Conflict -Conflict
CONFLICT- is the -Conflict
between between two
meeting of between two
individual and the contradictory
opposite forces. people
environment desires within
The nature of a the same
conflict can be: person.
• 2. Theme: the idea/s, the moral lesson
It reveals the plot and the nature and intensions of the characters
Soliloquy: A character that is typically alone on the stage delivers a long speech, which other
characters cannot hear. Emotions and innermost thoughts are revealed.
Aside: this is spoken by a character to himself (that is to the audience) or to another character,
in the presence of other characters on the stage but is not heard by them.
Plot The plot is constituted by its events and actions, as
these are rendered and ordered towards achieving
particular artistic and emotional effects.
Climax
Falling action
Denouement / conclusion
Exposition: The main characters and the problem is introduced.
The tone/atmosphere of the play is set.
Climax: when the action comes to a point where the writer cannot
change the end, it will decide its being a tragedy or a comedy. It
might come at the beginning or end. It is the turning point of the
play. It is characterized by the highest amount of suspense.
Falling action: the complication resolves itself,
solutions come. The opposite of Rising action. The
unknown details or plot twists are revealed.