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A drama,or a play, is a piece of writing that is presented almost exclusively through dialogue. Plays are written as lines of dialogue in the form of a script.
come. (Julius Caesar Act II, Scene II) Cowards go through a death-like experience many times before they die. Brave men experience it only once. Of all the inexplicable things that I have ever heard it seems to me that the strangest is that men should fear death, seeing that , as it must inevitably happen, it will come when it comes.
If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me. (Macbeth Act I, Scene III)
If fate wants me to be king, fate may crown me without my having to do anything.
The most effective moments in the theatre are those that appeal to basic and commonplace emotions - love of woman, love of home, love of country, love of rights, anger, jealousy, revenge, ambition, lust, and treachery. --- CLAYTON HAMILTON, Theory of the Theatre.
Drama’s Gifts
Creativity in Problem Solving Become Another Communication
Tolerance and Empathy Understand Ideas in History and Current
Events
Give thy thoughts no tongue, nor any unproportioned thought his act. (Hamlet Act Ι,Scene ΙΙΙ)
I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none. (Macbeth Act I, Scene VII)
I dare to do everything that it’s appropriate for a man to do. Whoever dares to do more isn’t a man.
WHY DRAMA?
One must let the play happen to one; one must let the mind loose to respond as it will, to receive impressions, to sense rather than know, to gather rather than immediately understand. --- EDWARD ALBEE, National Observer, April 5, 1965
After crashing the Capulet party, Tybalt goes after the Montague crew and kills Mercutio. To avenge his friend, Romeo duels with and kills Tybalt - Juliet’s cousin.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.(Hamlet Act ΙΙ, Scene ΙΙ)
Nothing is either good or bad: it only appears so in our own minds.
Don’t say what you’re thinking nor do the first thing that comes into your mind.
Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind. (Hamlet Act ΙΙΙ, Scene Ι) Treasured gifts become worthless when the giver becomes unloving.
Understanding Drama
Drama is the specific mode of narrative, represented in performance. Drama refers to “the dramatic branch of literature; the dramatic art”.
HOMEWORK
Thank you
wenku.baidu.com
ELEMENTS OF DRAMA
✓The thought/theme/ideas of a production ✓Action and plot ✓Characters/actors ✓Language/words ✓Staging
Romeo and Juliet : Act 3 , Scene 1 Romeo: the son of the house of Montague and the play’s male protagonist. Tybalt: a cousin of Juliet,belongs to the house of Capulet. Mercutio:a kinsman of Escalus(the ruling Prince of Verona), and a friend of Romeo. Benvolio: Romeo’s cousin and best friend.
Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, it seems to me most strange that men should fear; seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will
It is a work of literature or a composition that describes life and human activity by means of presenting various actions of, and dialogue between a group of characters. The word “drama” comes from the Greek word “dran”.
Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with that there is. (Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea)
I may not be as strong as I think, but I know many tricks and I have resolution. (Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea)
What is drama？ The elements of drama. Why should we study drama?
Learning Objective: Get to know concepts relevant to Drama. Identify the function of various dramatic elements.
Drama is defined in this modern usage as “a genre of narrative fiction or semi-fiction intended to be more serious than humorous in tone” which focuses on in-depth development of realistic characters who must deal with realistic emotional struggles.
come. (Julius Caesar Act II, Scene II) Cowards go through a death-like experience many times before they die. Brave men experience it only once. Of all the inexplicable things that I have ever heard it seems to me that the strangest is that men should fear death, seeing that , as it must inevitably happen, it will come when it comes.
If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me. (Macbeth Act I, Scene III)
If fate wants me to be king, fate may crown me without my having to do anything.
The most effective moments in the theatre are those that appeal to basic and commonplace emotions - love of woman, love of home, love of country, love of rights, anger, jealousy, revenge, ambition, lust, and treachery. --- CLAYTON HAMILTON, Theory of the Theatre.
Drama’s Gifts
Creativity in Problem Solving Become Another Communication
Tolerance and Empathy Understand Ideas in History and Current
Events
Give thy thoughts no tongue, nor any unproportioned thought his act. (Hamlet Act Ι,Scene ΙΙΙ)
I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none. (Macbeth Act I, Scene VII)
I dare to do everything that it’s appropriate for a man to do. Whoever dares to do more isn’t a man.
WHY DRAMA?
One must let the play happen to one; one must let the mind loose to respond as it will, to receive impressions, to sense rather than know, to gather rather than immediately understand. --- EDWARD ALBEE, National Observer, April 5, 1965
After crashing the Capulet party, Tybalt goes after the Montague crew and kills Mercutio. To avenge his friend, Romeo duels with and kills Tybalt - Juliet’s cousin.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.(Hamlet Act ΙΙ, Scene ΙΙ)
Nothing is either good or bad: it only appears so in our own minds.
Don’t say what you’re thinking nor do the first thing that comes into your mind.
Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind. (Hamlet Act ΙΙΙ, Scene Ι) Treasured gifts become worthless when the giver becomes unloving.
Understanding Drama
Drama is the specific mode of narrative, represented in performance. Drama refers to “the dramatic branch of literature; the dramatic art”.
HOMEWORK
Thank you
wenku.baidu.com
ELEMENTS OF DRAMA
✓The thought/theme/ideas of a production ✓Action and plot ✓Characters/actors ✓Language/words ✓Staging
Romeo and Juliet : Act 3 , Scene 1 Romeo: the son of the house of Montague and the play’s male protagonist. Tybalt: a cousin of Juliet,belongs to the house of Capulet. Mercutio:a kinsman of Escalus(the ruling Prince of Verona), and a friend of Romeo. Benvolio: Romeo’s cousin and best friend.
Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, it seems to me most strange that men should fear; seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will
It is a work of literature or a composition that describes life and human activity by means of presenting various actions of, and dialogue between a group of characters. The word “drama” comes from the Greek word “dran”.
Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with that there is. (Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea)
I may not be as strong as I think, but I know many tricks and I have resolution. (Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea)
What is drama？ The elements of drama. Why should we study drama?
Learning Objective: Get to know concepts relevant to Drama. Identify the function of various dramatic elements.
Drama is defined in this modern usage as “a genre of narrative fiction or semi-fiction intended to be more serious than humorous in tone” which focuses on in-depth development of realistic characters who must deal with realistic emotional struggles.