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1. Difference Between Drama and Play:-
Drama and Play are two words
that are often confused when it comes to their
usage and meanings. Strictly speaking, there is
some difference, subtle though, between the
two words. The word ‘drama’ is used in the
sense of ‘theater’. On the other hand, the
word ‘play’ is used in the sense of ‘a literary
composition’. This is the main difference
between the two words, namely, drama and
play. These two words are interchanged
wrongly. A play is a literary piece consisting of
dialogues between various characters, epilogue,
monologue, prologue and an end. On the other
hand, drama refers to the set up of the play
which includes the theater, the hall, the
accessories, the green room, costumes, music
and the like. Hence the word ‘drama’ should
be understood in the collective sense. The

2. word ‘drama’ indicates a collection of all the
terms used in dramaturgy or the art of play.
Thus, a person who is skilled in the production
of a play is called a dramatist. He is well versed
with the rudiments and the principles of
dramaturgy such as the measurement of the
stage on which the play has to be staged, the
nature of characters, the costumes that fit the
characters, the music to be played, the music
room, the green room, the synchronization of
music and dialogue delivery, and the like. In
short, it can be said that drama deals with all
the nuances of the composition of play. On the
other hand, a play is a literary composition
that should be written in a specific number of
acts and scenes. In other words, each act
should contain a few scenes as well. The
composition of a play is ruled by regulations
such as sentiments to be shown on the stage,

3. what is to be shown and what is not to be
shown, the predominant sentiment and the
subordinate sentiment, and the like. The
author of a play is called as playwright. The
duty of a playwright is to adhere to the
principles of composing a play. He or she
should not swerve from the rules pertaining to
literary composition. A play should be staged
on a stage. A dramatist is the one who
produces the play. Sometimes, the playwright
and the dramatist are both one and the same
person. In other words, a person who
composes the play can produce the play as well.
He becomes both the playwright and the
dramatist at the same time. This is an
important observation to make when it comes
to the understanding the meanings of the two
words, namely, play and drama. The word
‘drama’ is inclusive of terms such as tragedy,

4. comedy, satire, and the like. It should be noted
that it is the playwright who writes a tragedy, a
comedy or a satire for that matter. Drama
refers to acting, whereas play refers to
composition. These are the main differences
between the two words that are often confused,
namely, play and drama.