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Dramatic action
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Must be tension of some sort
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The "verb" is
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"dramatic action"
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"ground rules" for a script
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Limited spacelimited timestrongly opposed forcesa balance of forcesincentive and motivation
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Opening scene
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Starts the action and sets the tone and stylegives clues or signals about what lies ahead
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Obstacles
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Impediments put in a character's way
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Complications
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Outside forces or new twists in plot
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A series of _______ leads to a ________
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Crises, climax
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Together the _____ and the social outlook of his/her world create a point of vie that is ________ and ________
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Playwrightcomplexcontextualized
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Why group plays together?
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Many plays exhibit characteristics of multiple genres and defy traditional expectations
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Characteristics of climatic structure
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Plot begins late in the storyscenes, locales, and characters are limitedconstruction is tight
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Exposition
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Events or knowledge from the past or occurring outside the play which must be introduced so that the audience can understand the characters or plot.
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Well-made plays
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Climactic dramas that are so carefully and tightly constructed
one event leads to another |
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Characteristics of episodic structure
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People, places, and events proliferatethere may be a parallel plot or subplotjuxtaposition and contrast occuroverall effect is cumalitive
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Combinations of climactic and episodic form
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Restoration period in england (1660 to 1700)large castsubplot and main plotchanges of scene
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Musical theatre structure
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Involves alternation and juxtapositionalternate between spoken scenes and musical numbers
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