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Summary drama :
-Drama is a story told in dialogue by Performers in front of an audience

-Drama is another word for a play

-Drama is more than theatre : drama means to be staged or performed

-original drama name is from via late latin called dran ( do and act)

The main element drama is :

-spectacle

Spectacle includes all aspects of the tragedy that contribute to its sensory effects: costumes,
scenery, the gestures of the actors, the sound of the music and the resonance of the actors'
voices.

-character

Character, particularly when enacted by an actor in the theatre or cinema, involves "the illusion
of being a human person".

-plot

Plot is the sequence of interconnected events within the story of a play, novel, film, epic, or
other narrative literary work. More than simply an account of what happened, plot reveals the
cause-and-effect relationships between the events that occur.

-diction

As a literary device, diction refers to the linguistic choices made by a writer to convey an idea or
point of view, or tell a story, in an effective way.

-melody

According to what Aristotle wrote in Poetics, melody is the music that accompanies a dramatic
work. In order for the melody to be used properly, it can only be used when it blends in with
the play.

-thought
idea, theme ("the me") of the play. often allegorical or symbolic. sometimes direct, sometimes
indirect.

There is two type of drama :

-Comedy

-Tragedy

comedy is a humorous story with a happy ending while a tragedy is a serious story with a sad
ending.