DIRECTION: CHANGE THE GIVEN DIRECT SPEECH TO INDIRECT/REPORTED SPEECH 1. He said, “I live in Valenzuela.”
2. Axcel said, “I’m going
out.” 3. Janna said, “I finished my project.”
4. The manager said, “I have
arrived before you.” 5. The director said, “Shall we start?”
6. She said, “I can swim.”
7. Radha said, “I am very busy now.”
8. “I am reading a book” he explained. 9. He said, “I have been to Paris.”
10. Dan said “Asia is the
largest continent.” Comedy Characters experience reversals of fortune, usually for the better. Things work out happily in the end. Tragicomedy Does not adhere strictly to the structure of tragedy. Melodrama A drama characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters and interpersonal conflicts. Plot Arrangement of incidents of a story or a play. Character A person, animal or entity that plays a role in a story. Dialogue The lines that the characters say in the story or play. Music Includes the sounds and rhythm as well as the music compositions that are used in the plays. Visual Elements Deals with the scenes, costumes, props and special effects.
Appeals with the stage setup.
Setting Identifies the time and place which the events occur in the story. Theme The unifying element that defines the dramatized idea of the play or the story. Symbol This means more than what it is. An image has one meaning. Playwright The person who writes plays. Stage Director Tells the actors what to do. Acts Known as the “Chapter” of the drama. Scenes Shows the changes in settings over time. IMPORTANT TERMS Monologue an extended speech by one character. Aside a character’s direct address to the audience, which is not heard by the other characters. QUIZ 1. A type of drama wherein characters experience reversals of fortune, usually for the better. Things work out happily in the end. 2. The person who writes plays. 3. It is the arrangement of incidents of a story or a play. 4. An element of drama that identifies the time and place which the events occur in the story. 5. A person, animal or entity that plays a role in a story. 6. A type of drama characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters and interpersonal conflicts. 7. A type of drama wherein characters experience reversals of fortune, usually for the worse. Catastrophe and suffering awaits them. 8. It is an element of drama known as the “Chapter”. 9. An element of drama that shows the changes in settings over time. 10. The lines that the characters say in the story or play.