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What is DRAMA?
– Drama is the specific mode of fiction in
performance
– The drame is considered as genre of poetry in
general,the dramatic mode has been contrasted
with the epic and lyrical modes
Features of DRAMA
• Understanding Drama.
• Dramatic Form. Plays are not written in
paragraphs like a novel or short story. ...
• Setting and Staging. In addition to the
dialogue, a script will also include stage
directions. ...
• Characters and Actors. ...
• Plot.
History of DRAMA
• The ancient Greek and Roman dramas were
mostly concerned with religious ceremonials
of people. It was the religious elements that
resulted in the development of drama. As
most of the Bible was written into Latin,
common people could not understand its
meanings.
Genres of DRAMA
• Tragedy
Tragicomedy
• Comedy
Melodrama
Tragedy
• Tragedy, branch of drama that treats in a
serious and dignified style the sorrowful or
terrible events encountered or caused by a
heroic individual. By extension the term may
be applied to other literary works, such as
the novel.
Tragicomedy
• Tragicomedy is a literary genre that blends
aspects of both tragic and comic forms. Most
often seen in dramatic literature, the term can
variously describe by either a tragic play which
contains enough comic elements to lighten
the overall mood or a serious play with a
happy ending.[1]
Comedy