Literature
- Much Ado About Betrayal
Betrayal is a theme introduced at the beginning of the play. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot and which character is most affected. Betrayal is a recurring theme in the play Much Ado About Nothing. Betrayal is...
- Humour Is Vital In Comedy.
Humour is vital in any Comedy. Though Dogberry and his constables play a minor role in Much Ado nothing there presence is vital. To what extent do you agree with this statement? Humour is vital in any comedy. Much Ado About Nothing has some form of...
- Brother Man
1) Conflicts in Brother Man include conflicts between : Girlie and Papacita which is external conflict. Papacita and Girlie have a dysfunctional relationship which leads to conflict throughout their relationship.Jesmina has internal conflict. She constantly struggles...
- Mrs. Dalloway By Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway, published in 1925, was a bestseller both in Britain and the United States despite its departure from typical novelistic style. Mrs. Dalloway and Woolf's subsequent book, To the Lighthouse, have generated the most...
- Elements Of Literature
PLOT: In literature,it is the interplay and sequence of events in a story,play or novel which are artfully arranged so that the author may attain the desired aesthetic or artistic effect. SETTING:It is the time,location,and circumstances in which the...
Literature
DRAMA
Elements of Drama
Act - A main separation in the play
Scene - The minor section within the act
Exposition ? The part of the play or novel in which the theme a main characters are introduced.
Conflict- The struggle between characters or forces in which the story is based.
Complication-
Climax- The highest point of the narrative; all actions build towards.
Denouement - A solution or unraveling of a plot in a play or story.
Peripeteia - A sudden reversal of fortune or the change in circumstances.
Peripeteia - A sudden reversal of fortune or the change in circumstances.
Characterization- The way in which the writes creates or develops his characters.
Protagonist ? the main character; hero or heroine of a drama.
Antagonist - the main characters in a piece of fiction that provides a source of conflict upon which the plot may turn.
Main Plot- The pattern of events or main story in a drama.
Sub Plot- The plot in a play or film or novel in a story that is separate and less important than the main story.
Form of Drama
Comedy- The misadventures of the characters which are presented in a drama as amusing rather than disastrous and provide a happy ending.
History - A drama which is based on the past; often the mid evil or early modern past.
Tragedy- A serious play based on human suffering that offers the audience pleasure which provides a sad ending.
Romance- A heroic play and verse narrative portraying chivalrous deeds.
Theatre of the Absurd- A theatrical style originating in France after World War 2 which took the basis of existential philosophy and combined it with dramatic elements to create a style of theatre which presented a world of which cannot be logically explained.
Satire- Using humour of exaggeration to show what is bad or weak about a person or thing.
Modern Drama - The Western Development of drama beginning in the late nineteenth century. It also represents a wide array of historical and fictional perspectives.
Melodrama - A dramatic work which exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to the emotions.
Features of Drama
Monologue- When the character may be speaking his or her thoughts directly addressing another character or speaking to the audience especially the former.
Dialogue- Words spoken by the characters in a novel or play.
Soliloquy- A speech in a play in which a character tells his or her thoughts to the audience as if talking to him or herself.
Aside- A dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience.
Set- The time, place, and circumstances in which a narrative, drama or film takes place.
Stage Directions- An instruction in the text of a play displaying the movements of the actors, the arrangement of the scenery, etc
Stage Convention- Certain devices used in a performance that are accepted as portraying an event or style not necessarily being realistic.
Chorus- A non-individualized group of performers in a play who comment with a collected voice on the dramatic action.
Dramatic Unities ? the three unities of time, place and action observed in a classical drama.
Disguise - to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead.
Literary devices.
Imagery: the writer or speakers use of words to produce pictures in the viewer?s mind.
Motif: aspect of literature (a type of character or theme) which recurs frequently.
Symbolism ? the representation of something in symbolic form or the attribution to symbolic meaning.
Tragic Irony ? the words and actions of the characters contradict the real situation, which spectators fully realize.
Dramatic Irony \- the words and actions possess words and actions possess significance that the listeners or audience understands, but the speaker and character does not.
Juxtaposition: side by side or close together.
Literary Context
Social ? living together in groups
Historical - from the past; connected to the past.
Historical - from the past; connected to the past.
Political ? relating to the state or its government
Religious ? observation of religious laws or [practices.
Ethnic ? different racial or social groups of people within a country
Ethnic ? different racial or social groups of people within a country
Moral - conforming to accepted standards; having integrity.
Intellectual- highly intelligent devotes to mental or intellectual pursuits.
Cultural - refers to the patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance or importance.
Intellectual- highly intelligent devotes to mental or intellectual pursuits.
Cultural - refers to the patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance or importance.
- Much Ado About Betrayal
Betrayal is a theme introduced at the beginning of the play. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot and which character is most affected. Betrayal is a recurring theme in the play Much Ado About Nothing. Betrayal is...
- Humour Is Vital In Comedy.
Humour is vital in any Comedy. Though Dogberry and his constables play a minor role in Much Ado nothing there presence is vital. To what extent do you agree with this statement? Humour is vital in any comedy. Much Ado About Nothing has some form of...
- Brother Man
1) Conflicts in Brother Man include conflicts between : Girlie and Papacita which is external conflict. Papacita and Girlie have a dysfunctional relationship which leads to conflict throughout their relationship.Jesmina has internal conflict. She constantly struggles...
- Mrs. Dalloway By Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway, published in 1925, was a bestseller both in Britain and the United States despite its departure from typical novelistic style. Mrs. Dalloway and Woolf's subsequent book, To the Lighthouse, have generated the most...
- Elements Of Literature
PLOT: In literature,it is the interplay and sequence of events in a story,play or novel which are artfully arranged so that the author may attain the desired aesthetic or artistic effect. SETTING:It is the time,location,and circumstances in which the...