Six Elements 1. Plot 2. Character 3 Thought 4. Diction 5. Music

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Six Elements 1. Plot 2. Character 3 Thought 4. Diction 5. Music 6. Spectacle

Plot Aristotle called this the "the life and soul of the drama." Most important of six elements "the arrangement of the incidents" The plays plot consists of the selected incidences and their sequence Beginning, middle and end

Character Makes the action possible "the agent for the action" Makes the action possible We recognize characters by what they do Actors are the “doers” of the character's actions

Thought The message What is the universal truth of the play? Meaning of the play The message What is the universal truth of the play? What is the message of a film or play you have seen?

Diction Order of the words Vocabulary Are you all right? O'wite? What's up? Wassup?

Music Everything we hear Sound effects Music Actors voices Leather shoes on the wooden stage

Spectacle What we see on stage Least important to Aristotle for tragedy. Do we need to see comedy?

Can you apply the Six Elements? 1. Plot 2. Character 3 Thought 4. Diction 5. Music 6. Spectacle