Drama

Question 1

is a play that can be performed for theatre, radio, or even television. These plays are usually written out as a script, or a written version of a play that is read by the actors but not the audience

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Drama

Question 2

The elements of drama, by which dramatic works can be analyzed and evaluated, can be categorized into 3 major areas:

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Literary elements
Technical elements
Performance elements

Question 3

LITERARY ELEMENTS

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Plot
Theme
Character
Dialogue
Music
Spectacle

Question 4

Refers to the action;
the basic storyline of the play.

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Plot

Question 5

Refers to the meaning of the play. is the main idea or lesson to be learned from the play.

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Theme

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The people (sometimes animals or ideas) portrayed by the actors in the play. It is the who move the action or plot.

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Characters

Question 7

is the way an author presents a character.

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Characterization

Question 8

This refers to the words written by the playwright and spoken by the characters in the play. This helps move the action of the play long.

An exchange between two or more characters.

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Dialogue

Question 9

Various forms of dialogue

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Soliloquy
Aside
Monologue

Question 10

A character that is typically alone on stage delivers a long speech which is called ______. Emotions and innermost thoughts of the character are revealed in ______.

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Soliloquy

Question 11

This is spoken by a character to another character or to the audience but is not heard by the other characters on stage. reveal what a character is thinking or feeling.

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Aside

Question 12

While music is often featured in drama, in the case of Aristotle was referring to rhythm of the actor’s voices as they speak.

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Music/Rhythm

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This refers to the visual elements of a play: sets, costumes, special effects, etc. is everything that the audience sees as they watch the play.

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Spectacle

Question 14

TECHNICAL ELEMENTS

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Scenery
Costumes
Lights
Make-up
Sound
Properties

Question 15

The theatrical equipment , such as curtains flats, backdrops, or platforms, used in a dramatic production to communicate environment.

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Scenery

Question 16

Clothing and accessories are worn by actors to portray the character and period.

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Costumes

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are any article, except costume and scenery, used as a part of a dramatic production; any moveable object that appears on stage during a performance, from a telephone to a train.

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Properties

Question 18

mean that every placement, intensity and color of lights have to be set as needed to help communicate the environment, mood or feeling.

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Lights

Question 19

The effects an audience hears during performance to communicate character, context, or environment.

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Sound/rhythm

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include costumes, wigs, and body paint used to transform an actor into a character.

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Make up

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PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS

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Acting
Character Motivation
Character analysis
Empathy

Question 22

The use of face, body, and voice to portray character.

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Acting

Question 23

The reason or reasons for a character’s behavior; an incentive or inducement for further action for a character drama.

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Character Motivation

Question 24

In responding to a dramatic art, the process of examining how the elements of drama-literary, technical, and performance- are used.

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Character analysis

Question 25

The capacity to relate to the feelings or another.

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Empathy