Elements of Theatre part 1

Elements of Theatre part 1

By ARISTOTLE

Where did theatre come from?

THE GREEKS

HOW DO WE KNOW?

some guy wrote it down...

Who wrote it down?

...this guy...

Aristotle (Greek Guy)

The Poetics

His book was called THE POETICS

He identified 6 elements of theatre

What are they? glad you asked....

The 6 elements are

plot

character

thought

diction

music

spectacle

Poll

Click ALL the ones you have heard of before...

• plot

• thought

• diction

• music

• spectacle

The 1st Element is PLOT

you gotta have a story...

PLOT is...

The series of related events that make up a story.

Multiple Choice

What is Plot?

• a patch of land

• the storyline

• Aristotle's book

A good plot or storyline has conflict and characters and stuff...

Aristotle said a good plot has 6 things...

Plot has 6 elements

Exposition

Inciting Incident

Rising action

Climax

Falling Action

Denoument (Resolution)

It starts with EXPOSITION...

so we know who and where and when...

Background Info

Introduction to the Characters

Setting (Where and When)-PEOPLE

Multiple Select

Exposition includes... (check ALL that apply)

• where the story takes place

• when the story takes place

• the characters in the story

• FOOD

the number 2 things a story needs (and maybe the most important) is...

the INCITING INCIDENT

Poll

Do you know what INCITING means?

• Stir up or start

• causing great enthusiasm

Inciting Incident

The thing that happens that changes life as normal. (creates a conflict)

We have to have CONFLICT...it's important!!

PROBLEM

The 3rd element of plot is...

RISING ACTION

Multiple Choice

What does Rising mean?

• to stop

• to go up

BUT...up to where???

the climax

Rising Action

Events and conflicts that lead up to the climax.

Multiple Choice

What is another name for the story?

• plot

• exposition

• inciting incident

• rising action

Multiple Choice

What is another word for the background information?

• plot

• exposition

• inciting incident

• rising action

Multiple Choice

What is another name for the event that starts the conflict?

• plot

• exposition

• inciting incident

• rising action

Multiple Choice

What do you call the events that lead up to the climax?

• plot

• exposition

• inciting incident

• rising action

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the book Aristotle wrote?

• The Poetics

• Harry Potter and the Greek Masks

• The Theatre Games

• Seven Days

Stay tuned tomorrow for the other 3 elements of Plot!

Mua-ha-ha!!