Drama is a unique literary form that depends upon dialogue and stage directions to deliver the storyline to an audience.
Drama is defined as a composition, intended to portray life or character or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue and typically designed for theatrical performance (Merriam-Webster).
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Stage Directions: These are terms describing the locations and directions in a theater building; many come from the descriptions of stage action in the play text.
Think about:
how stage directions and dialogue help you identify conflicts among characters. how characters' actions help develop the theme. how the playwright's use their craft to develop the characters. how the characters change over the course of the drama. how the conflict affects the plot and/or the characters. what drives the conflict within the play. |
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Elements of a Drama: The playwright's use of dialogue, action, diction, imagery, details, and language contribute to tone and mood.
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Linear Plot |
Non Linear Plot |