University:
Bradley University
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ENG 115 | Introduction to Literature
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2023
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 meant a to be performed for an audience play  Some are presented live on stage  Some are recorded on film  The author of a drama is called a playwright.  Characters – made-up people who interact in a particular setting  Setting – the environment  Conflict – the struggle  Plot – series of actions  Climax – the highest point of tension  Resolution – the action winds down  1. Stage Directions  2. Dialogue  3. Set/Scenery  4. Props  5. Acts and Scenes  are the playwright’s instructions about how to perform the drama.  Tell how actors should speak and move  Give details about lighting, sound effects and costumes C – center stage D – downstage (nearest to audience) U – upstage (farthest from audience) L – stage left (audience’s right) R – stage right (audience’s left)  Conversation between or among characters  Used to describe the construction onstage that suggests the time and place of the action.  Small movable items that actors use to make their actions look realistic  Examples – a pen, a doctor’s clipboard, a notebook, a telephone, a ball, a sofa, etc.  What props might you include in a scene set in a classroom?  The A basic units of action in a drama full-length drama may consist of several acts.  1.  2. Comedy Tragedy  Features ordinary people in funny or ridiculous situations  Usually  Meant has a happy ending to entertain, but also may point out humor weaknesses and the faults of society  Shows the downfall of the main character, known as the tragic hero  The tragic hero may be an admirable person with a fault that brings about his or her destruction  The hero may be an ordinary person destroyed by an evil force of society  1. screenplays  2. teleplays  3. radio plays  Scripts  Include for films camera angles and can allow for more scene changes than a stage play  Scripts  They written for television contain elements similar to a screenplay  Written to be performed as radio broadcasts  Include sound effects and do not require a set

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