Elements of Drama

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Elements of Drama
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Elements of Drama

• Acts and Scenes
• Cast of Characters
• Dialogue
• Plot
• Setting
• Stage Directions
• Theme

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Acts and Scenes

• Acts a plays main parts (usually 5)
• Scene a smaller part of an act (setting usually
  changes)

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Cast of Characters

• A list of the plays characters. Sometimes there
  will be a description of the character

Characters Narrator/Beth Ralph Mother Ollie Fa
ther Claude Charlie Mrs. Wendleken Imogene Le
roy Alice
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Dialogue

• The talking or conversation between characters. A
  speech tag shows who is speaking.

• Dialogue reveals the plot and theme of the play.

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Plot

• The action of the play (series of events).
• Exposition begins the play (characters and
  setting are introduced), problem introduced
• Rising Action problem gets worse
• Climax a point of high tension
• Falling Action the conflict starts to resolve
• Resolution the ending is explained the outcome
  is decided

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Setting

• Place and time in which the play takes place
  stage directions will name/describe the setting

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Stage Directions

• Tell how a play should be performed
• List of characters, props, costumes
• Descriptions of settings, lighting, music, sound
• Details on how the actors should move, speak,
  behave

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Theme

• The authors statement about life
• What is the big idea of the play???