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Drama

Drama. Elements of a play. Plot Characters Stage Directions. Plot and Structure. The plot in a drama introduces character interactions that create a conflict . Many plays have acts that separate the play into parts, just like chapters of a book.

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Drama

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  1. Drama

  2. Elements of a play • Plot • Characters • Stage Directions

  3. Plot and Structure • The plot in a drama introduces character interactions that create a conflict. • Many plays have acts that separate the play into parts, just like chapters of a book. • Each act is separated into scenes, and each scene is usually one building block of the plot. Climax Rising Action Falling Action Expo-sition Resolution

  4. Characters • Characters in a play are similar to characters in fictional texts. • The main character is usually the protagonist. • The protagonist is at the center of the conflict and goes through major changes throughout the play. This is usually (but not always) “the good guy.” • The antagonist is the character who opposes the protagonist, AKA “the bad guy.”

  5. Antagonist (Cyclops) Protagonist (Odysseus)

  6. Antagonist (Slytherin) Protagonist (Harry)

  7. Stage Directions • Stage directionsare instructions in a play that tell directors, set/lighting designers, performers, and readers what is happening. • Stage directions are usually in italic text. • They usually appear in (parentheses) when being used within dialogue.

  8. Dialogue • Written conversation between two or more characters. • In drama (play), the stories of what is taking place are told through dialogue. • Playwrights use stage directions to show how they intend the dialogue to be interpreted by the actors.

  9. Farce • A humorous playthat is usually meant to keep the audience laughing • A farce presents: • Ridiculous situations • Comedic dialogue • Physical humor • Exaggerated behavior and language

  10. Elements of a Farce • Absurd plots with humorous conflicts • Exaggerated behavior and language • Physical humor • Comic dialogue • Characters who often exhibit just one comic trait or quality • Clever wordplay, including puns and double meanings (verbal irony) • This is a pun: “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it is too dark to read.” –Groucho Marx

  11. Reading a Farce • While we read The Sneeze, visualize details, description, and dialogue to create mental images of what is happening. Try doing this: • Read the stage directions to form a mental image of the setting and actions taking place. • Pay attention to the narrator’s description of the other characters. • Use your own imagination and sense of humor

  12. ? ? Farce ? • Who makes you laugh? • Think of a person who can really make you laugh. • What does this person do that you find so funny? • “The Sneeze” is a humorous play, a farce, about a guy who wants to impress his boss, but everything goes terribly wrong.

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