DRAMA
TYPES OF DRAMA
THE TRAGEDY
the prologue
the Aristotelian unities
the concept of catharsis
the heroes,heroines are kings, princes and warriors
his/her fall may be due to inner weakness
there is generally a villain
THE COMEDY
ordinary characters
begins with misfortunes and ends with happy
the plot is based on love
the playwright is generally the mouthpiece of the vices
THE ELEMENTS OF DRAMA
a playwright
the addresser
a written text
the message
actors,director,designers,musicians
the performance
audience
the addressee
LANGUAGE
the language of drama is intense and varied
CHARACTERS
a hero
a heroine
an antagonist
DRAMATIC TECHNIQUES
DIALOGUE
is the main support of drama
SOLILOQUY
the character is alone on the stage
MONOLOGUE
there are other characters on the stage bjut the speaker ignores them
ASIDES
short comments made by a character for the audience
STAGE DIRECTIONS
are the instructions a playwright gives to the director and the actors about how a play should be staged.