Dramatic Structure of A Play

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What is a play?

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A play is a story brought to life on stage. An audience experiences real people interacting in a physical setting

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Do plays and stories have the same format?

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No

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What is a story?

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A prose, narrative

• The narrator describes the characters actions and setting
• Character’s lines are in quotes

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IN a play, how does the audience learn about conflicts?

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By listening and watching actions. The actor acts what the narrator normally says

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What is the PLOT?

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The pl

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What format does the plot follow?

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Rising and falling structure, as the action reaches a peak and then wraps up

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Conflict

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a problem or struggle that the main characters face

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External Conflict

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Character struggles with some outside force

Character vs. Character

Character vs. Society

Character vs. Nature

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Internal Conflict

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Character struggles within him or herself

Character vs. Self

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Climax

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The tension and suspense about the conflict will be resolved increase until the play reaches the HIGH POINT IN THE ACTION

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The _____ leads to the conflicts resolution

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climax`

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What is the script and what does it provide>

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A script is the written text of a play.

The script provides the words that the actors will speak

The script also includes stage direction

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The conversation among characters in a play is called a

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dialouge

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Monolouge

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A long speech by a character that can be heard by at least 1 other character

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solliloquy

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A speech delivered by a character that only the audience can hear

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Aside

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A characters comment that is intendd to be heard by the audience

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Stage directions

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Tells the actor how the character can act. It is not a strict rule.

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Staging

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Includes all of the elements that make up a play other then the script. This includes that stage, set, props, lighting, and costumes

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What are some facts about the stage

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It is where actors preform plays

• Varies in size
• Set up in a variety of ways

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What are parts of the stage?

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Upstage: Away from the audience

Stage right: to actors right

Stage left: Actors perspective

Down Stage: Towards the audience

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The set is the:

What are some facts?

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-The scenery that transforms a bare stage into the time and place where the play happens, sets can vary in size, change with scene

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What is a crucial thing with plays?

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Lighting

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Costume

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Reflects a characters personality, social statues, proffession, setting of play, Left for interpretation

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Props

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The movable items that the characters use onstage

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What elements help create the mood of the play

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Props, costume, set, and lighting

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What are tragedies?

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presents serious events

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What are some facts about tragedies

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Among the oldest known plays, preformed in Greece for religious festivals, the tragedies focused on hero characters and subjects such as life, death, and fate

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What are tragic heroes

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Tragedies focus on a noble character with a lot to lose who has personal weaknesses that leads to their downfall

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What is a tragic flaw

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A characters weakness that brings about the tragic heros unhappy ending

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A foil is a:

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Character who is used to contrast another character. In a tragedy, a foil maydraw attention to the hero’s tragic flaw

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Exposition

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Introduces some background information about the characters and their situation

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Conflict

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in a tragedy is the problem or struggle that brings about the main character’s downfal

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Turning POint

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An event that directly affects the outcome of the conflict

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Complications

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events that keep the characters from reaching their goals

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Suspense

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An uncertainty or anxiety about what will happen next

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Dramatic Irony

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often an important element in a tragedy, occurs when the audience knows something that a character does not

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Comedy

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unlike a tragedy is a play that ends happily

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A tragedy relies on a noble hero, but a comedy central character can be from:

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any statues

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A comedy is usually rooted in

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romantic conflict

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In a comedy, the obstacle is always overcome, but not before

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complications arise