Elements Of Drama

PLOT – what happens in a play; the order of events, the story as opposed to the theme; what happens rather than what it means.

THEME – what the play means as opposed to what happens (plot); the main idea within the play.

CHARACTER – the personality or the part an actor represents in a play; a role played by an actor in a play.

DICTION/LANGUAGE/DIALOGUE – the word choices made by the playwright and the enunciation of the actors delivering the lines.

MUSIC/RHYTHM – by music Aristotle meant the sound, rhythm and melody of the speeches.

SPECTACLE – the visual elements of the production of a play; the scenery, costumes, and special effects in a production.

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