6. WHAT IS DRAMA?
A drama is story enacted on stage for
a live audience.
7. ORIGIN OF DRAMAS
The word drama comes from
the GREEK verb dran which
means “to do”.
The earlist known play were
written around the fifth century B.c.
8.
9. Pakistan is a Muslim country
and Pakistani culture is the
unique pattern of belief, ideas,
values highly influenced by
religion of Islam.
Islam in Pakistan sets the
code of ethics for the cultural
life for the people of Pakistan.
But People gained western
and Indian culture due to
acculturations modernization
and westernization.
PAKISTANI CULTURE
10. 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
Exposition
characters and conflict are introduced
Resolution
conflict is resolved;
play ends
Complications
tension builds
20. MARRIAGE CEREMONIES
Influenced by western & hindu
traditions
Different Traditions are being
applied
Such as
o Oil poring
o Rice spreading
o Dowry
o Fire works
21. MIND CONTROL
Jim Morrison once said,
“Whoever controls the media controls the mind.”
While Allen Ginsberg went a step forward and said,
“Whoever controls the media, the images, controls the culture.”
24. SOLUTION
Improve Pakistani media and set standards to stop other culture
PromThere should be a committee who will control the programs aired
by satellite TV channels.
The programs should not be telecasted which is hazardous for our
culture.
Our local drama serials have to be made more attractive that can avert
our viewers both male and female from watching foreign daily soaps.
Awareness has to be raised among people about the long term impacts
of foreign drama serials on our social system.
Viewers should realize that foreign society and pakistani society is not
same. So they should stop following their life style.
otion and for being heavily addressed