Drama lecture 1

⚡Rules of drama :

1- Unity of time ( all the incidents must occur within 24 hours)

2- Unity of place :

All the incidents of the play must occur in one place

3- Unity of action:

All the incidents of the play must focus on one main story

⚡Any play must contain 5 stages / steps

‫اى مسرحيه جيده الزم تحتوى على خمس مراحل‬

1- Exposition:

The writer introduces the main characters , settings … Etc.

‫اول مرحله الكاتب بيعرضلنا اهم الشخصيات و المكان و الزمان بتاعت المسرحيه‬
 ‫‪2- Rising Action‬‬

‫‪Complications arise and the protagonist encounters obstacles‬‬

‫المرحله التانى هى تصاعد االحداث او بداية المشاكل بالنسبه للبطل ف المسرحيه‬

‫‪3- Climax‬‬

‫‪The turning point of the play/ the highest omount of suspense.‬‬

‫‪plot twist‬المرحله التالته اللى بنسميها ذروة االحداث و اكتر مرحله بيكون فيها اثاره و‬

‫‪4- Falling action‬‬

‫‪Opposite to rising action, the story coming to an end and the unknown details‬‬
‫‪are revealed.‬‬

‫المرحله الخامسه اللى بتبدأ نهاية المسرحيه فيها و االحداث الغامضه بتبدأ تتحل و تتفهم و الساسبينس يقل‬

‫‪5- Conclusion:‬‬

‫‪The final outcome/ the moral of the story‬‬

‫اخر مرحله بيعرض فيها الكاتب عن الحكمه او الموعظه اللى كان عايز يوصلهالنا من خالل االحداث‬

‫‪⚡not necessary for the writer to write 5 acts in one play, it can consist of Only‬‬
‫‪two acts BUT the two acts must contain the 5 stages‬‬

‫الكاتب مش الزم يكتبلنا مسرحيه متكونه من خمس فصول‪ ،‬ممكن المسرحيه تتكون من فصلين بس‪ ،‬لكن الزم الفصلين‬
‫يحتووا على الخمس مراحل اللى شرحتهم فوق‪.‬‬

‫?‪⚡what is drama‬‬

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Drama is a branch of literature and literature is a branch of Arts.

• Branches of Literature :
1- Poetry
2- Drama
3- Novel

▫️drama is written to be acted

▫️novel is written to be read

▫️poetry is written to be recital ()‫الشعر يكتب لكى ُيلقى‬

🔸the audience of Novel MUST be educated

🔸The audience of drama and poetry NOT NECESSARY to be educated.

🔸the difference between Novel, drama and poetry is ( the Form)

⚡there are 7 types of arts :

1 literature

2 music

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3 cinema

4 opera

5 painting

6 photography

7 sculpture

🔸 The main aim of theses 7 arts is to amuse people, same as drama.

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