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

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Dramatic Structure Like the plot of a story, the plot of a play involves characters who face a problem or conflict. Climax point of highest tension; action determines how the conflict will be resolved Resolution conflict is resolved; play ends Plot: Sequence of events that develop the drama Exposition characters and conflict are introduced

There are three types of Drama Elements. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Technical Elements (What is needed to produce a play?) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Performance Elements (What do the actors do on stage to make a character come alive?) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

But…what do all these words mean?

All the elements of drama combine to make a good production. They are all important. Some demonstrate more of one element than others.

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The ancient Greeks developed drama, making two basic types of play. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tragedy A tragedy is a play that ends unhappily. right and wrong justice and injustice life and death ,[object Object]

The protagonist of most classical tragedies is a tragic hero. This hero ,[object Object],[object Object],rebelliousness jealousy pride Tragedy

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

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

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