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ELEMENTS OF DRAMA

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1.PLOT

-series of events that take place

-the structure of the whole story
-forms the framework cohesively and sensibly

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PLOT STRUCTURE OF ROMEO AND JULIET (William Shakespeare)

Q&A—iflash animation muna yung mga black(statements) tsaka sunod yung red lines sunod sunod na
ganto (exposition-conflict-risingaction-climax-fallingaction-resolution

Romeo and Juliet fall in love and get married. – Rising Action

We meet Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, whose families hate each other -Exposition

Romeo kills Juliet's cousin in a fight. - Climax

Romeo and Juliet BOTH DIE and the feud ends – Resolution

Romeo and Juliet meet at the Capulet Masquerade party - Conflict

Romeo learns of Juliet’s death and buys illegal posion – Falling Action

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Not all playwrights follow the flow of the traditional plot, they may change the sequence of events to
give the audience a different presentation. Whatever they decide, playwrights control our expectations
about what is happening through plot. By rearranging incidents they may create suspense, evoke
laughter, cause anxiety or elicit surprise (DiYanni, 2000)
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2.CHARACTER
-Characters are the people in the story
- protagonist (central character) or an antagonist (forces working against the protagonist).

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Playwrights do not give unnecessary information about the characters. Only

those that the audience need to know because of its relevance to the story
(DiYanni, 2000).
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3. DIALOGUE
-refers to the words characters say to each other.
-It is the talking/conversation taking place as the story advances.
-As characters talk, they reveal the kind of character they are portraying which is essential to the
advancement of the plot.

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4. STAGING
-involves all the spectacle a play presents during a performance.

-It shows to the audience visual details that add to the realistic effect of the play.

-This includes things like:

 positions of the actors on stage (blocking)

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 gestures and movements

 scenic background

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 props (properties)
 costumes

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 lighting and sound effects.

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5. THEME

-the basic idea of a drama; the idea, the point of view that binds together a work of art

-The theme of the drama is its meaning and significance (DiYanni, 2000)

-theme is not the moral of the story

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For example, the play Romeo and Juliet, is based on a brutal and overpowering romantic love
between Romeo and Juliet that forces them to go to extremes, finally leading them to self-
destruction.