The Structure of Drama

A protagonist must be...

• Believable in their speech and actions

• An "average" or "better" person

• Experience misery or happiness as a result of their reactions to situations.

• All of the above.

The antagonist is...

• The main character of the play

• The character or force that opposes the protagonist

• An annoying character

• Part of the denoument

The exposition...

• Takes place at the beginning of the play and shouldn't take up too much time

• Makes the audience aware of the situation and the type of play they're watching

• Makes the audience aware of who the main characters are

• All of the above

The plot...

• Is a series of related events that take place in front of the audience and unfolds in several stages

• Is the development and resolution of a major conflict

• refers to why things happen

• All of the above

The Plot Pyramid includes...

• Exposition and initial incident

• Rising action, climax, and falling action

• Conclusion/Denoument

• All of the above

The characters in the play...

• Must hold the audience's interest and have varied personalities

• Are developed through their words and actions, and should have reason for their actions

• Must speak as the audience would expect them to speak

• All of the above

"Thought" is....

• The arguments and concepts that emerge as a result of a play's performance.

• gives unity and purpose to everything that happens in the play

• The theme of the play

• All of the above

Aristotle's six elements of a play are...

• Plot, Character, Thought, Diction, Music, Spectacle

• Character, Plot, Censorship, Music, Spectacle, Diction

• Thought, Music, Instrumentals, Articulation, Plot, Character

• Mood, Action, Music, Thought, Plot, Character

Today we can add ________________ to Aristotle's six elements of a play

• Convention

• Censorship

• Artistry

• Imagination

What is an example of a common convention?

• Being quiet when the house lights dim

• Clapping when someone opens a door

• Talking during a show

• Whistling every time there is a dog on stage