CONCEPTUALIZE THE

CHARACTER,SETTING AND
THE PLOT IN A PLAY
CREATIVE WRITING
OBJECTIVES:
 A.CATEGORIZE CHARACTER,SETTING, AND THE
PLOT IN A ONE-ACT PLAY;
 B.EXAMINE CHARACTER, SETTING, AND THE
PLOT FROM A ONE-ACT PLAY AND
 C.VALUE THE IMPORTANCE OF READING A PLAY.
WHOSE IS THAT LINE?
IN THIS ACTIVITY, YOU WILL EXPERIENCE
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LITERARY
TEXT BASED FROM YOUR PREVIOUS
LESSON ON INTERTEXTUALITY. FILL IN THE
FIRST NAME WITH THE NAME OF THE
CHARACTER WHO POPULARIZED THE
GIVEN LINE, THEN WRITE THE TITLE OF THE
LITERARY TEXT WHERE THE LINE IS TAKEN
FROM.
WHOSE IS THAT LINE?
1. “YOU ARE MY OWN PERSONAL BRAND OF HEROIN
CHARACTER:___________________
TITLE OF THE TEXT:__________________
2. “WHAT’S IN A NAME? THAT WHICH WE CALL A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME
WOULD SMELL AS SWEET”
CHARACTER:_____________________
TITLE OF THE TEXT:_____________________
3. “BESIDES, YOU’RE SAYING IT WRONG. IT’S leviOsa not leviosA”
CHARACTER:__________________
TITLE OF THE TEXT:___________________
WHOSE IS THAT LINE?
4. “MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR”
CHARACTER:____________________
TITLE OF TEXT:______________________

5. “SWEET PRINCESS, IF THROUGH THIS WICKED WITCH’S TRICK, A SPINDLE

SHOULD YOUR FINGER PRICK. A RAY OF HOPE THERE STILL MAY BE IN THIS, THE
GIFT I GIVE TO THEE”
“AND FROM THIS SLUMBER YOU SHALL WAKE, WHEN TRUE LOVE’S KISS, THE
SPELL SHALL BREAK”
CHARACTER:___________________
TITLE OF THE TEXT:___________________
LITERARY ELEMENTS
OF DRAMA:
CHARACTER,SETTIN
G, AND PLOT
CHARACTER
 THESE ARE THE PEOPLE OR ANIMALS THAT ARE
SUBJECTED TO IN THE DRAMA THAT ARE
PORTRAYED BY THE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES. A
PLAY IS ABLE TO TAKE ITS ESSENTIAL FORM
BECAUSE OF THE CHARACTERS. THEY EMBODY
THE INTEGRAL PART OF DRAMA. CHARACTER
CAN BE CATEGORIZED ACCORDING TO FUNCTION
AND TYPES
CHARACTERS IN THE DRAMA(ONE-ACT PLAY)
 CHARACTERS ACCORDING TO FUNCTION:
A. PROTAGONIST- THE MAIN CHARACTER IN THE PLAY;
THE HERO OR HEROINE.
B. ANTAGONIST- A MAJOR CHARACTER WHO OPPOSES
AND IS HOSTILE TO THE PROTAGONIST.
C. FOIL- A MINOR CHARACTER WHO EMPHASIZES THE
QUALITIES OF ANOTHER CHARACTER.
D. ANTI-HERO- A MINOR CHARACTER WHO IS
INCONSISTENT AND USUALLY SHOWS FAILED GOALS.
CHARACTER IN THE DRAMA(ONE-ACT PLAY)
 CHARACTERS ACCORDING TO TYPES

A. ROUND- A CHARACTER WHO IS REALISTIC; HAS SUFFICIENT MOTIVATION

FOR HIS ACTION AND BEHAVIOR; EXPERIENCES CHANGE AND
DEVELOPMENT IN THE COURSE OF THE PLAY.
B. FLAT- A CHARACTER WHO HAS ONE DISTINCT CHARACTERISTIC; STATIC OR
DOES NOT CHANGE.
C. STOCK- A LITERARY CHARACTER WHO MANIFESTS SEVERAL TRAITS THAT
PARTICULARLY APPLY TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE PR CLASS;
EXAMPLE: A CRUEL STEPMOTHER
SETTING
IT IS THE PLACE, TIME, AND CONDITION
IN WHICH THE EVENTS OCCUR. IN
OTHER WORDS, SETTING CAN BE
DISPLAYED THROUGH GEOGRAPHICAL
LOCATION, HISTORICAL ERA/PERIOD,
WEATHER OR CLIMATE, SEASON OF THE
YEAR, TIME OF THE DAY, OR EVEN THE
TYPE OF BUILDING.
PLOT
THE STORYLINE OR THE
ARTISTIC ARRANGEMENT OF
EVENTS IN THE DRAMA. IT
COMPRISES EXPOSITION, RISING
ACTIONS, CLIMAX, FALLING
ACTIONS, AND CONCLUSION.
PLOT
A. EXPOSITION- PRESENTS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MAIN
CHARACTERS, SETTING, AND THE BACKGROUND DETAILS OF
THE PLAY.
B. RISING ACTION- CONSISTS THE MOST NUMBER OF EVENTS IN
THE PLAY WHERE THE STRUGGLES BETWEEN AND AMONG
CHARACTERS ARE DEVELOPED.
C. CLIMAX- HIGHLIGHTS THE MOST INTENSE PART OF THE
NARRATIVE WHERE THE CONFLICT IS HEIGHTENED.
D. FALLING ACTION- SHOWS THE DECLINE OF EMOTIONS AS THIS
PART SHOWS EVENTS THAT PROVIDE THE ANSWER OR
RESOLUTION TO THE CONFLICT.
E. CONCLUSION- TELLS THE INFORMATION REGARDING WHAT
FINALLY HAPPENS TO THE CHARACTERS IN THE DRAMA.
QUIZ
 DIRECTIONS: WRITE THE LETTER OF YOUR CHOICE ON THE SPACE PROVIDED
PRECEDING EACH NUMBER.

____1. ROBIN IS KNOWN TO BE BATMAN’S SIDEKICK. HOW DOES ROBIN

FUNCTION AS A CHARACTER?
A. PROTAGONIST
B. ANTAGONIST
C. ANTI-HERO
D. FOIL
QUIZ
____2. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER DOES ROBIN IN ITEM NUMBER ONE PORTRAY?
A. ROUND
B. FLAT
C. SQUARE
D. STOCK

____3. IN THE ONE ACT-PLAY, MAX, THE ANTAGONIST WAS APPREHENDED BY THE
AUTHORITIES FOR THE CRIME HE COMMITTED. WHAT PART OF THE PLOT DOES
THIS EVENT FALL?
A.RISING ACTION B. CONCLUSION
C. FALLING ACTION D. CLIMAX
QUIZ
_____4. WHICH PART OF THE PLOT PRESENTS THE MAJOR CHARACTERS?
A. CLIMAX
B. EXPOSITION
C. CONCLUSION
D. RISING ACTION

_____5. “ AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER” IS AN EXAMPLE OF_____

E. FALLING ACTION
F. CONCLUSION
G. RISING ACTION
H. EXPOSITION
QUIZ
___6. WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT THE SETTING AS LITERARY ELEMENT?
A. SEASON OF THE YEAR
B. TYPE OF A BUILDING
C. BOTH A AND B
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE

___7. A CHARACTER WITH POSITIVE QUALITIES AND IS FOCUSED ON IN DRAMA

IS CALLED___?
E. FOIL
F. ANTAGONIST
G. ANTI-HERO
H. PROTAGONIST
QUIZ
___8. THE PLOT’S MOST HIGHLIGHTED PART IS KNOWN AS?
A. CLIMAX
B. RISING ACTIONS
C. FALLING ACTIONS
D. CONCLUSION

___9. IT IS WHERE THE PROBLEM ARISE IN THE PLOT?

E. EXPOSITION
F. CONCLUSION
G. CLIMAX
H. RISING ACTIONS
QUIZ
____10. A STOCK TYPE OOF CHARACTER CAN BE ILLUSTRATED AS_____
A. A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS
B. WICKED STEPMOTHER
C. A GENTLEMAN FROM FAR AWAY LAND
D. A GANGSTER