BRITISH AND

AMERICAN
LITERATURE
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History of Drama

02
Drama in Present
Time 03
Classical Drama &
Modern Drama
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History of
Drama
 History of
Drama
The term ‘drama’ comes from a Greek Word meaning ‘action’
which is derived from ‘I do’. The two masks associated with drama
represent the traditional generic division between comedy and
tragedy. Drama was introduced to England from Europe by the
Romans, and auditoriums were constructed across the country
for this purpose.
 History of Drama
17TH AND 18TH
MEDIEVAL PERIOD
CENTURIES

RENAISSANCE: ELIZABETHAN
AND JACOBEAN PERIODS

VICTORIAN ERA MODERN DRAMA

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Drama in
Present Time
Drama in Present Time

These days, we can watch drama from television or

maybe some of you watch it in netflix. In film and
television, drama is a category of narrative fiction (or
semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than
humorous in tone. But, do you know the very first
drama that was aired on television? The drama that
was broadcasted on television for the first time is The
Queen’s Messenger in Sept. 11, 1928.
 Types of Drama in Film and Television

Dark Docu-\ Docu-fiction Comedy-

Drama drama drama

Straight Satire Light Hyper-

Drama miss Drama drama
Type/genre combinations
Action Crime Drama
drama drama thriller

Fantasy Horror Life drama

drama  drama 

Romantic Science fiction

Sports
drama drama drama

Western Misidentified
War drama
drama  categories

Family Crime
Melodrama
drama drama

Historical Medical
Teen drama
drama drama
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Differences
between
Classical Drama
&
Modern Drama
 Classical Drama Modern Drama
Classical Drama Modern Drama
Character
Classical plays usually have one main character. Modern dramas may have more than one main
character.
Plot
Classical dramas have one unified plot. A modern drama may have multiple plots.
Time line
Classical plays have a span of time. Modern drama has a more realistic time span;
there are pauses and flashbacks.
Story
The story is about aristocrats or aristocrats, their This story is about ordinary people and their
ambitions, efforts to unite or save the kingdom, problems, ambitions and aspirations; thus, the
etc. story is more realistic.
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 SUMMARY
The term ‘drama’ comes from a Greek Word meaning ‘action’ which is
derived from ‘I do’. Drama was introduced to England from Europe by the
Romans, and auditoriums were constructed across the country for this purpose.In
film and television, drama is a category of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction)
intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. In the present time, drama has
many types than before like teen drama, horror drama, fantasy drama,
dramatically drama, thriller drama, and many more. We can see here that drama
has developed from the old time with more complex story, graphic, background
music, CG, etc. The key difference between modern drama and classic drama is
that modern drama refers to a printed text of a play while classic drama refers to
the onstage production of the play. Another difference between these two terms is
the interpretation of the play.
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