3. Elements ofElements of
DramaDrama
1.1. PlotPlot
2.2. CharactersCharacters
3.3. ThoughtThought
4.4. LanguageLanguage
5.5. ThemeTheme
6. Climax/Denouement
7. Music and Spectacle
8. Costumes and Make-up
9. Scenery and Lighting
4. PlotPlot
Exposition – briefly and quickly
introduces the characters and
provides information about the
earlier events and the present
situation.
– summary of a play story.
5. CharactersCharacters
• Protagonist - the main character or the
person who is attempting to resolve the
problem.
• Antagonist - conflicts that he/she faces,
frequently involves a struggle with some
force outside himself/herself
– they must be shaped to fit
the needs of the plot.
7. LanguageLanguage
• Prose dialogue – may be naturalistic or rhetorical.
a) Naturalistic dialogue – actual way people talk
b) Rhetorical dialogue – popularly described as high flown,
florid and oratorical.
• Verse dialogue – makes use of the convention of poetry for
the purpose of drama.
• Dialogue – conversation between two or more characters in
a play.
– expressing the characters
and the thoughts dramatically.
9. Climax/Climax/
DenouementDenouement
– is the scene or incident that
is fruition of the accumulated
suspense, and that stirs the most
intense feelings or emotions.
– Turning point of the story.
13. Importance ofImportance of
Reading LiteraryReading Literary
worksworks
• We learn moral values that canWe learn moral values that can
improve our lifeimprove our life
• Help us acquire knowledge andHelp us acquire knowledge and
information particularly theinformation particularly the
individual’s progress andindividual’s progress and
achievement thus serving asachievement thus serving as
inspiration.inspiration.