Mrs. Meyers 8th Grade E/LA Dramatic Elements Mrs. Meyers 8th Grade E/LA

Drama #1 is a work of literature meant to be performed for an audience by actors

Basic Dramatic Principles #2-#5 Exposition Conflict -the character who wants something is opposed by another character or force which is the source of the conflict Complication -additional problems arise in the play Climax -the moment of great emotional intensity Resolution-the final part of the play, where the conflict is resolved and the story is brought to a close

Dialogue #6 Dialogue is a conversation between characters. * Set off by quotation marks * Follows the name of the character in a play

Irony #7 Irony is a contrast between expectations and reality.

There are 3 types of irony. #8-#11 Dramatic Irony =when people watching a play know something that the characters onstage do not know Verbal Irony =a contrast between what is said or written and what is really meant Situational Irony =occurs when what happens is very different from what we expected would happen

Theme #12 A theme is a central message, concern, or purpose in a literary work.

Dramatic Text Analysis Script: is the written version which contains the dialogue and stage directions. Stage Directions: are usually printed in brackets or parenthesis and in italics, which tell how the actors should look, move, and speak. Acts: dramas are divided into acts and further divided into scenes. Act I Scene 3