CONCEPTUALIZING A

CHARACTER/SETTING/PL
OT FOR A ONE–ACT PLAY

LITERARY ELEMENTS OF
DRAMA: CHARACTER, SETTING
AND PLOT
1. CHARACTERS
• THESE ARE THE PEOPLE
OR ANIMALS THAT ARE
SUBJECTED TO THE
DRAMA THAT IS
PORTRAYED BY THE
ACTORS AND ACTRESSES.
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
CHARACTERS ACCORDING
TO TYPES
a. ROUND
-a character who is realistic; has
sufficient motivation for his
actions and behavior;
experiences change and
development in the course of
b. FLAT
-a character who has
one district
characteristics; static
or does not change.
c. STOCK
-a literary character
who manifest several
traits that particularly
apply to a group of
2. SETTINGS
•IT IS THE PLACE, TIME
AND CONDITION IN
WHICH THE EVENTS
OCCUR.
2. SETTINGS
• IN OTHER WORDS, SETTING
CAN BE DISPLAYED THROUGH
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION,
HISTORICAL ERA/PERIOD,
WEATHER OR CLIMATE,
SEASON OF THE YR., TIME OF
THE DAY OR EVEN TYPE OF
THE BUILDING
3. PLOT
• THE STORYLINE OR THE
ARTISTIC ARRANGEMENT
OF EVENTS IN THE DRAMA.
IT COMPRISES EXPOSITION,
RISING ACTIONS, CLIMAX,
FAILING ACTIONS AND
CONCLUSIONS.
a. EXPOSITION
-presents a brief
description of the main
characters setting, and
the background details
b. RISING ACTIONS
-consists the most
number of events in the
play where the struggles
between and among the
characters are developed.
c. CLIMAX
-highlights the most
intense part of the
narrative where the
conflict is heightened.
d. FALLING ACTIONS
-shows the decline of
emotions as this part
shows events that provide
the answer or resolution
to the conflict.
e. CONCLUSIONS
-tells the information
regarding what finally
happens to the
characters in the drama.