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DRAMA

DRAMA. A History. DRAMA : A specific form of fiction that is demonstrated through performance. The term “drama” derives from a Greek word that means “action” or “to do”. Greek Drama. Began as organized religious celebrations honoring Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and fertility.

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DRAMA

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  1. DRAMA A History

  2. DRAMA : A specific form of fiction that is demonstrated through performance. • The term “drama” derives from a Greek word that means “action” or “to do”.

  3. Greek Drama • Began as organized religious celebrations honoring Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and fertility.

  4. During the celebrations participants danced and sang to music around the altar of Dionysus. • Wild and passionate.

  5. 6th century B.C., Dionysian celebrations became an annual festival held in Athens.

  6. Took place in a large outdoor amphitheater.

  7. Dancing chorus of worshipers began to compete for prizes…

  8. Tradition has it that Thespis transformed the religious hymns into songs. • Still honored Dionysus • Also told stories of famous heroes and other gods.

  9. Important innovation… • One chorus member stepping aside to play the part of the hero or god. • Wore a mask. • Interacted with the chorus.

  10. Aeschylus • Second individual actor • CONFLICT

  11. Three traditional types of plays… Tragedies • Heroic characters and unhappy endings. Serious, mythical and religious questions. Comedies • Ordinary people and happy endings Satyr Play • Serious, mythical, religious concepts mocked.

  12. Antigone Oedipus Rex Medea

  13. Elizabethan Drama • Queen Elizabeth I • Late 1500s • Shakespeare

  14. Simple stages • Lavish costumes

  15. Minimal scenery

  16. All male actors • Religion • Boys with elaborate costumes.

  17. Social gatherings • Eating and drinking • Plays had to capture the audiences attention

  18. Film • 1875: Eadweard Muybridge successfully photographed a horse named Sallie Gardener.

  19. Silent • After World War II “Hollywood” rose to become an industry power. • 1927: First ‘talkie”, The Jazz Singer.

  20. Dramatic Structure • Exposition: Background information (protagonist, antagonist, setting, conflict) • Rising action: Secondary conflicts that prevent the protagonist from reaching his or her goals • Climax: Turning point, a change in the course of the play or film • Falling action : Begins after the climax, conflict begins to unravel • Denouement (Resolution) : The conclusion or final resolution

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