Drama Final Review Sheet What is drama?
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Elements of Drama:1.Plot– an arranged sequence of events. Has a beginning, middle, and end. 2.Exposition– within a body of a play – is an explanation of earlier events that have taken place before the body of the play that we are reading. Exposing something that is not actually in the play; it’s like a flashback that tells us something that we didn’t know from the body of the play itself. Someone gives background information. 3.Rising Action– events that lead to the climax or turning point. 4.Falling Action– events that follow the climax. All of this contains a conflict – it is what pushes the rising action forward. Usually, the conflicts/incidents in the play take place as rising actions. TheExodusin a play is the final scene. End of a play is called aresolution. In French, it’s called adenoemont. In Greek it’s a catastrophe Protagonist– the main character Antagonist– the person opposing the protagonist. Isn’t always a person – can be a thing or certain conditions or a situation as well (ex: Mt. Everest) Conflict– the struggle between the protagonist and the antagonist. Resolution– when the conflict is resolved/the end of the play. Theme– the central idea/thought of the play. Irony– (what is said and what is really meant)/say something but mean something else Dramatic Irony– what seems to be true and what is true. In other words, it’s the opposite of what the character expects to happen. Almost 100% of the audience knows what will happen already. They know what the character onstage does not. Dramatic Irony makes it more enjoyable to watch, even if you’ve seen it already. Reversal– a reversal of fortune for better or for worse (good news followed by bad news, or vice versa) Foreshadowing– a technique that tells you what’s coming up; a dramatic presentation/preparation of events to come. It can be visual, audio, etc. Tragic Flaw– a mistake/error that a character commits that brings down that character. Examples include pride, anger, ambition, rashness. Metaphor– a comparison, what is said and what is really meant/one thing means another.
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