Literary Elements of Drama

drama

• Drama: the art of composing, writing, acting, or producing plays; a literary composition intended to portray life or character or enact a story, usually involving conflicts and emotions exhibited through action and dialogue, designed for theatrical performance.

The purposes of drama

• Sharing the human experience• Tradition and culture• Recreation• Artistic expression

3 types of drama elements

• Literary• Technical• performance

Literary elements• Playwright• Acts• Plot• Setting• Monologue• Script• Scene• Character• Dialogue• conflict

playwright

• playwright: a person who writes a play.

plot

• plot: the events of a play or arrangement of action, as opposed to the theme.

acts

• act: a major unit or division of a play.

setting

• setting: when and where the action of a play takes place.

monologue

• monologue: a long speech made by one actor; a monologue may be delivered alone or in the presence of others.

script

• script: the written dialogue, description, and directions provided by the playwright.

Scene

• scene: a small section or portion of a play.

character

• character: a person portrayed in a drama, novel, or other artistic piece.

dialogue

• dialogue: spoken conversation used by two or more characters to express thoughts, feelings, and actions.

conflict

• conflict: the internal or external struggle between opposing forces, ideas, or interests that creates dramatic tension.

Works Cited

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http://www.ket.org/artstoolkit/drama/glossary.htm

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