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ENGLISH 9
Quarter 4 – Week – 5
Competency: Explain how the elements of full-length plays
build its theme

Objectives:

1. Analyze elements of drama in building the theme;

2. Compose a play review; and,
3. Assess the theme based on the evidence found in the play.

CONCEPT

Theme is the message the play wants to convey by means

of the elements which can be stated directly through the
dialogue or indirectly after watching the entire performance.
Every element of drama, may it be in one-act or full-length play,
contributes to the theme therefore learning each will help us
have better understanding of what we see.

ACTIVITY NO.1

Getting Started

A. Directions: Recall the Disney movie title from which the following
famous lines where taken.
1. “To infinity and beyond!”
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 2. "Genie, you're free!"
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3. "You can't marry a man you just met."
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4. “Our Fate Lives Within Us; You Only Have To Be Brave
Enough To See It.”
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5. “Remember who you are”
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B. Directions: Match the elements of drama in Column A to the example in

Colum B. Write the letter of your answer in the space
provided.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
6. Cast/ Character A. William Shakepeare
7. Setting B. Zsa Zsa Zaturnah
8. Dialogue C. center stage
9. Playwright D. Verona, Italy
10. Stage Direction E. 'Ang mga itinutulak mong
palayo… lumalayo.'

Discussion

HOW THE ELEMENTS OF FULL-LENGTH PLAYS BUILD ITS THEME

As defined in getproofed.com, a full-length play includes several acts,

each containing many scenes. An “act” is a section of the overall story.
While a “scene” is part of an act, usually defined by the characters and
setting involved.

To easily discover the theme in a full-length play we can look at the

elements of play that builds its theme. A literary theme is the ultimate point
the author would like to convey in a piece of literature. Others would see it
as moral lesson, but it is more of asking “What is the story really about?”
Listed below are the elements that affect the theme:

1. What a character learns/discovers (actions)

2. Conflict in the story
3. Series of events that take place (plot)

Example 1: One theme in Romeo and Juliet is love as cause of

violence. In the play, love emerges as an amoral thing, leading as
much to destruction as to happiness.

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 Example 2: The Filipino musical play “Ang Huling El Bimbo” is a
story about adulthood and loss of innocence. The theme of the
play draws from the Eraserhead songs that come with the series
of events.

The play has ten elements which let the story run smoothly and let
the action develop in a way the audience can follow. When the audience
fully understood the interconnected elements, it would be at ease to tell the
central idea of the play and the overall theme of the story.

ACTIVITY NO. 2

Getting it Right

Directions: Read the synopsis of Wicked or watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2liVQdTlBI&t=33s
on YouTube then accomplish the play review.

WICKED

Good Witch Glinda of Oz country reported that the Wicked Witch

Elphaba is dead. They used to be friends, and the memories of their life story
in Shiz University started.

Elphaba from the very childhood was a rogue child, being born with
green skin color, as her mother had used the green elixir. She also had a
sister Nessarose in a wheelchair. When the two sisters came to Shiz, the
local bosses took custody over Nessarose. Despite the sociable character of
Elphaba, the green color of her skin did not allow her to make friends.
Gradually, she became friends with her roommate, Glinda. She desperately
desired to meet the Wizard of Oz, who allegedly was able to make her look
like of a usual person.

Elphaba had feelings for her classmate Fiyero, even though deep
down, she knew that she would never be his chosen one. He replied
sympathetically, although he also liked Glinda. But their sympathy had no
development – Elphaba was sent to the Emerald City to meet the Wizard.
Dreams of help with skin color were not justified at girl – the magician used
sorcerer girl's abilities to take credit for her miracles. Elphaba in despair
stole an ancient magical book, and ran away being dubbed for that the
Wicked Witch and it was declared her hunt down. Using magical powers, the
sorcerer managed to escape.

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 As time passed, Fiyero became a captain of the guard and announced
the engagement to Glinda, which was now known as the Good Witch. A guy
named Bog was also secretly in love with Glinda, though he was loved by
Nessarose, who became governor after the death of her father. When Bog
decided to confess Glinda his feelings, jealous Nessa has imposed on him
inept spell, wishing to deprive the senses to rival. Bog’s heart began to melt,
and in order to save him, Elphaba turned him into the Tin Woodman.

Elphaba reconciled with the Wizard. Fiyero felt again the old feelings
to Elphaba, and both of them confessed feelings to each other. Meanwhile, a
tornado took Dorothy’s house with her dog Toto, and Elphaba sensed
trouble: a house fell on her sister Nessarose and the latter died. It turns out
that this curse was designed specifically to lure the evil sorceress out and to
deal with her. Nothing was left except of mourn the dead sister and conduct
Dorothy and Toto in the way to Wizard of Oz.

Guards found Elphaba, but when they tried to arrest her, Fiyero gave
her a chance to escape, and he surrendered. As a result, the guardians tied
Fiyero to the pole and carried him to the field to where Elphaba was. To save
her beloved, she turned him into a scarecrow Scarecrow, who did not feel
any pain.

Elphaba invented to die theatrically in the guise of the Wicked Witch.

She asked her friend Glinda not to do anything to restore her good name.
Because otherwise, all the people shall be against Glinda. Friends parted
forever, and Elphaba gave previously stolen magical book back and promised
never again to make good magic, as only misfortune happened to her
because of it. They retired with her beloved Fiyero and left in a secret that
Elphaba has survived.

PLAY REVIEW
Title: ______________________________________________________________
Main Characters: __________________________________________________
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Other Characters: _________________________________________________
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Setting: ____________________________________________________________
Conflict: ___________________________________________________________
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Theme: ____________________________________________________________
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Did you like this play? ____________________________________________
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Play Rating:

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 ACTIVITY NO. 3

Sparking
Directions: Watch the play “Rated PG” and find out the theme of the
play based on the evidence revealed in each given element.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG0OptDrchE&t=1321s

REFERENCES

https://prezi.com/xs6i6psl4m2s/theme-how-the-elements-of-the-story-
affect-the-theme/
https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/list-famous-lines-filipino-
movies
https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/themes/
https://www.allmusicals.com/lyrics/wicked/synopsis.htm
https://coconuts.co/manila/lifestyle/ang-huling-el-bimbo-jukebox-
musical-delivers-pleasantly-nostalgic-music-lacks-plot/
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Heart-of-the-Story-Theme-
Graphic-Organizer-4258835
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG0OptDrchE&t=1321s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2liVQdTlBI&t=33s

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 Prepared by:

ETHEL S. RANCUDO
Ilaya Barangka Integrated School
SDO Mandaluyong

Editors:

ESPERANZA R. STARKS ADRIAN C. HERNANDEZ ETHEL S. RANCUDO

Master Teacher II, MPNAG Head Teacher I, IBIS Teacher I, IBIS
Content Language Layout

Approved:

RAMON M. BELARDO JR.

Education Program Supervisor, English

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