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Elements of Drama

The document outlines the key elements of drama, which can be categorized into literary, technical, and performance areas. It discusses Aristotle's six elements - plot, theme, characters, dialogue, music/rhythm, and spectacle. Additionally, it covers elements like convention, genre, audience, scenery, costumes, properties, lights, sound, and makeup. The elements are the basic building blocks used to analyze and evaluate dramatic works.

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Elements of Drama

The document outlines the key elements of drama, which can be categorized into literary, technical, and performance areas. It discusses Aristotle's six elements - plot, theme, characters, dialogue, music/rhythm, and spectacle. Additionally, it covers elements like convention, genre, audience, scenery, costumes, properties, lights, sound, and makeup. The elements are the basic building blocks used to analyze and evaluate dramatic works.

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Elements Of Drama

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

Literary
Technical
Performance
Aristotle’s Six Elements of Drama
• Plot
• Theme
• Characters
• Dialogue
• Music/Rhythm
• Spectacle
Plot
• Refers to the action: the Basic storyline of the play
• Six Stages of Plot Structure
• Initial Incident
• Preliminary event
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling Action
• Deenoucement
Theme
• Refers to the meaning of the play, Theme is the main idea or lesson to
be learned form the play.
Characters
• The people portrayed by the actors in the play

Types of Characters
Protagonist and Antagonist
Flat and Round
Static and Dynamic
Dialogue
• This refers to the words written by the playwright and spoken by the
characters in the play
Music/Rhythm
• While music is often featured in drama, in this case Aristotle was
referring to the rhythm of the actors voices as they speak
Spectacle
• Refers to the visual elements of play: sets, costumes, special effects
etc… Spectacle is everything that the audience sees as they watch the
play
Elements of Drama in Modern Theater
• Characters
• Plot
• Theme
• Dialogue
• Convention
• Genre
• Audience
Convention
• These are the techniques and methods used by the playwright and
director to create the desired stylistic effect
Genre
• Refers to the type of play. Some examples of different genres include
comedy, tragedy, mystery and historical play
Audience
• The group of people who watch the play. Many playwrights and actors
consider the audience to be the most important element of drama, as
all of the effort put in to writing and producing a play is for the
enjoyment of the audience
Technical Elements
• Scenery
• Costumes
• Properties
• Lights
• Sound
• Makeup
Scenery
• Theoretical equipment such as curtains, flats, backdrops or platforms
used in a dramatic production to communicate environment
Costumes
• Clothing and accessories are worn by actors to portray character and
period
Properties
• Are any article except costume or scenery. Used as part of a dramatic
production: any movable object that appears on stage during a
performance, from a telephone to a train
Lights
• Light elements means that every placement intensity and color of
lights have to be set as needed to help communicate envornment,
mood or feeling
Sound
• The effects an audience hears during performance to communicate
character, context or environment
Makeup
• Includes costumes, wigs and body paint used to transform an actor
into a character

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