This document discusses the elements of drama. It begins by defining drama as a mode of fictional representation through dialogue and performance that imitates actions. It then lists and explains six key elements: scene, characters, plot, theme, style, and dialogue. Scenes are subdivisions of acts with continuous time and a fixed setting. Characters are the people in the play. The plot lays out the series of events. The theme is the overall idea. Style refers to the mode of expression. Dialogue narrates the story through character interactions. The document provides examples to illustrate each element.

1. Creative
Non- Fiction
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Humanities and Social Sciences

2. A. Describe the elements of
drama
B. Unlock the difficult words
C. Enumerate the six important
elements in drama
D. Explain each element based
on student insights
E. Create an original scripted
role play or short drama
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tarotpecs - a person who watches at a show, game, or other event.
csnee - a subdivision of an act of a play in which the time is
continuous and the setting fixed and which does not usually involve a
change of characters.
tpol- lays out the series of events that form the entirety of the play
sertrcahac- are the people in the play and thus considered as the
principal material in a drama.
etlys refers to the mode of expression or presentation of the play
which points out the playwright’s position or viewpoint in life.
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5. WHAT IS
DRAMA?
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DRAMA
It is a mode of fictional representation
through dialogue and performance. It is
one of the literary genres, which is an
imitation of some action. Drama is also
a type of a play written for theater,
television, radio, and film.

7. TYPES OF DRAMA
COMEDY TRAGEDY
FARCE
MELODRAMA
MUSICAL
DRAMA

9. Comedy
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Comedies are lighter in tone
than ordinary works, and
provide a happy conclusion.
The intention of dramatists in
comedies is to make their
audience laugh

11. 2. Tragedy
Tragic dramas use darker
themes, such as disaster, pain,
and death.
Protagonists often have a
tragic flaw — a characteristic
that leads them to their
downfall.

13. 3. Melodrama
Melodrama is an exaggerated
drama, which is sensational and
appeals directly to the senses of
the audience. Just like the farce,
the characters are of a single
dimension and simple, or may be
stereotyped.

15. 4. Musical drama
In musical dramas, dramatists
not only tell their stories through
acting and dialogue, but through
dance as well as music. Often the
story may be comedic, though it
may also involve serious subjects.

16. 5. Farce
Generally, a farce is a nonsensical
genre of drama, which often
overacts or engages slapstick
humor

17. DO YOU REMEMBER?
It is exaggeration of emotions. It’s marked by a surge of emotions, which
is a technique to make the character and the plot more appealing to
the audience.
Here, the story is conveyed through music and dance along with dialogs
and acting.
It exposes the plight and suffering of humans to the audience.
The story is usually based on real-life characters, funny experiences in
life, or any type of fun-provoking situation.
It is a comic dramatic piece that uses highly improbable situations,
stereotyped characters, extravagant exaggeration, and violent
horseplay.
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18. YOUR STORY, YOUR DRAMA
Using the different elements of
traditional genres discussed,
construct a short paragraph
narrating a childhood
experience you cannot forget.

21. ELEMENTS OF DRAMA
Scene
Characters
Narrator
Setting
Plot
Theme
Style
Dialog
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22. Scene
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a subdivision of an act of a play
in which the time is continuous
and the setting fixed and which
does not usually involve a
change of characters.

23. 2. Characters
Characters are the people in
the play and thus considered
as the principal material in a
drama.

24. 3. Plot
Plot lays out the series of
events that form the entirety
of the play. It serves as a
structural framework which
brings the events to a
cohesive form and sense.

25. 4. Theme
Theme is considered as the unifying
element that defines the dramatized
idea of the play.
It is the over-all sense or
implication of the action.

26. 5. Style
refers to the mode of expression or
presentation of the play which points
out the playwright’s position or
viewpoint in life

27. 6. Dialog
The story is narrated to the audiences through the
interaction between the play's characters, which is in
the form of dialogs. The contents of the dialogs and the
quality of their delivery have a major role to play in the
impact that the play has on the audiences. It is through
the dialogs between characters that the story can be
understood.

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