Elements of Theatre part 3

Elements of Theatre

part 3

Today we will look at 3 more elements of theatre:

Character, Thought, and Diction

I bet you already know one of these!!!

Multiple Choice

What is a Character?

• where the story takes place

• the people in the story

• when the story happens

Do all Characters have to be PEOPLE?

Poll

Choose some things that could be characters other than people.

• Alien

• Animal

• Toaster

• Dragon

PRO means FOR

you are FOR this character...you want them to win.

ANT means against

This character is AGAINST the protagonist.

Multiple Choice

What are the two types of main characters?

• Protagonist

  Antagonist

• Ally

  Sidekick

• Trickster

  Shapeshifter

Characters are easy!!

what's next?

sometimes people call this theme

Thought is the meaning or theme of the play

the main idea!!!

Ask yourself...

What is the playwright trying to say?

Multiple Choice

What is a playwright?

• the person that writes the play

• someone that messes around, they play

Different kinds of thought or themes are

Friendship is worth fighting for

Take a risk

Family is the most important

Good vs. Evil

Open Ended

Tell me another main idea or theme

What does the word DICTION remind you of?

take a guess

a Dictionary is full of words...

so what do you think Diction means?

Multiple Choice

What does diction mean?

• The spoken WORDS

• the things you see

• the main idea

the SPOKEN words

so...everything someone says is DICTION

Multiple Choice

What is another name for the storyline?

• theme

• thought

• diction

• plot

Multiple Choice

What do we call the people in the story?

• bosses

• characters

• speakers

• aliens

Multiple Choice

What is another name for theme?

• thought

• music

• diction

• plot

Multiple Choice

What do we call the spoken words?

• plot

• character

• thought

• diction

6 theatre elements

Plot (done)

Character (done)

Thought (done)

Diction (done)

Music (next)

Spectacle (next)

Come back again for part 4

music and spectacle