drama

• Drama


  A story enacted onstage for a live audience
• Origins of Drama


  The word drama comes from the Greek verb dran, which means "to do"
• The earliest known plays were written


  Around 543 B.C.
• Greek dramas


  • Produced for festivals to honor Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility
  • Held in outdoor theaters and amphitheaters, the largest seating 14,000 people
  • Actors all wore masks to help the audience recognize the character they were playing
• Dramatic Structure


  Like the plot of a story, the plot of a play involves characters who face a problem or conflict
• Dramatic Structure


  1. Exposition

  2. Complications

  3. Climax , Conflict

  4. Resolution
• Conflict


  A struggle or clash between opposing characters or forces