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- 3. THREE UNITIES OF DRAMA • Also called as - The classical unities, Aristotlelian unities or three unities • represent a prescriptive theory of dramatic tragedy • Redefined in 1570 by the Italian humanist Castelvetro
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- 6. UNITY OF PLACE • It requires a play to occurring in a single place • Should not attempt to compress geography • The stage should not represent more than one place
- 7. UNITY OF ACTION • It requires a play to have a single action • Should have one main action • Should have minimal subplot
- 8. WHY THIS IS USEFUL? • Grab the attention of audience • Holding to these unities Give your play a momentum • Audience can visualize easily
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- 10. Unity of Place • The play occur on a single set, the backyard of the Joe Keller’s home, in a small American town Unity of Action • The rising, climax and falling action of Joe Keller
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- 12. RAINCOAT • Based on – The gift of Magi by O’Henry • It tells a love of two lovers separated by destiny, who meet again one day
- 13. UNITY OF PLACE IN HOLLYWOOD MOVIE 12 ANGRY MEN (1957) • Takes place almost entirely inside the juri room at New York courthouse • Perhaps most famous example of a film set in one location
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