Narrative Essentials WHAT IS DRAMA? Pick up assignment packet from the front table

Narrative Essentials WHAT IS DRAMA? Starting on page 254, use the text to identify/define the four “Narrative Essentials”

Narrative Essentials Conflict Exposition The who, what, when, where (Literary Setting) Situations and Circumstances (things that happened BEFORE the play) Plot Series of related events that take place in front of an audience Protagonist v Antagonist Characters Vivid and interesting Revealed through actions and words Dialogue and Soliloquy Driven by objectives Theme What the play is about. Sometimes has a lesson (moral)

Narrative Essentials Conflict The foundation for the conflict Exposition The who, what, when, where (Literary Setting) Situations and Circumstances (things that happened BEFORE the play) How the conflict starts, intensifies, and ends Plot Series of related events that take place in front of an audience Protagonist v Antagonist Who drives the conflict Who the conflict is about Characters Vivid and interesting Revealed through actions and words Dialogue and Soliloquy Driven by objectives What the conflict is about. Theme What the play is about. Sometimes has a lesson (moral)

Plot Structure Literary Setting (who, where, when) General Exposition Details that establish the foundation for potential conflict Given Circumstances Linking Exposition to the main part of the plot

Plot Structure The incident that sparks the conflict The “uh-oh” moment Point of Inciting Interest The series of actions that escalate the initial conflict Crises The peak of the conflict The “turning point” Climax The resolution of the conflict Falling Action How the conflict develops

Plot Structure “untying the knot” How conflict complications are untangled The “new” circumstances Denouement

Narrative Essentials Conflict The foundation for the conflict Exposition The who, what, when, where (Literary Setting) Situations and Circumstances (things that happened BEFORE the play) How the conflict starts, intensifies, and ends Plot Series of related events that take place in front of an audience Protagonist v Antagonist Who drives the conflict Who the conflict is about Characters Vivid and interesting Revealed through actions and words Dialogue and Soliloquy Driven by objectives What the conflict is about. Theme What the play is about. Sometimes has a lesson (moral)

Characters 1. Vivid and interesting 2. Revealed through action and words A. Action i. Centered on the conflict B. Words i. Reveal the nature of the conflict ii. Through dialogue and soliloquy 3. Driven by objectives 1. Creates the conflict

Characters Objective What does he/she want? Why is it important? Obstacle Who/what gets in the way? Why do they get in the way?

Characters Objective What is the characters driving objective? What micro-objectives do they have along the way? Tactic What strategy does the character use to obtain his/her objective? How does that strategy change as the character encounters crises?

Narrative Essentials Conflict The foundation for the conflict Exposition The who, what, when, where (Literary Setting) Situations and Circumstances (things that happened BEFORE the play) How the conflict starts, intensifies, and ends Plot Series of related events that take place in front of an audience Protagonist v Antagonist Who drives the conflict Who the conflict is about Characters Vivid and interesting Revealed through actions and words Dialogue and Soliloquy Driven by objectives What the conflict is about. Theme What the play is about. Sometimes has a lesson (moral)

Theme What the conflict is about / What the play is about Where do we look for theme?  Title  Line  OBJECTIVES, CRISES, AND RESULTS

Theme What the conflict is about / What the play is about Themes are universal and general (tell us what the play is about without needing details from the play) Unlike other Narrative Essentials, theme can be subjective (personal) depending on the viewer. What themes do YOU see in Charley’s Aunt?