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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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