drama Flashcards
Stories in verse or prose that are meant to be performed onstage in front of an audience.
Drama
Drama is written in a form called
script
Authors who write dramas are called
dramatics or playwrights
Dramas are divide into
acts and scenes
Types of drama
Tragedy
Comedy
Musical Drama
Farce
Melodrama
Central character has a tragic flaw, making this character a tragic hero.
He or she possesses a characteristic that can lead to his or her downfall.
Tragedy
Aims to make the audience laugh.
Lighthearted
Often take place in unusual circumstances, and it is typical for characters in these plays to utter witty remarks.
Comedy
Characters dance and sing.
Various themes are presente, from serious to comedic.
Musical Drama
A nonsensical drama that employs slapstick humor.
Mainly comedic.
Characterized by absurd conditions or situations and ardent actions.
Farce
Characterized by the characters’ exaggerated emotions in various situations.
Melodrama
Refers to the characters’ speech and is considered the lifeblood of drama.
The audience get to understand the story, not only by the characters’ action but also by their speech.
Dialogue
Forms of dialogue
Dialogue
Monologue
Soliloquy
Aside
The conversation of two or more characters onstage
Dialogue
A long speech given by one character that can be heard by or directed to other characters who are also onstage.
Monologue
The speech of a character who is alone onstage.
Portrayed as though the character is talking to himself or herself, or to the audience, and the words cannot be heard by the other characters.
Soliloquy
