英美文学常识(戏剧)Drama课件.ppt

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1、DramaWhatIsDrama?WhatmakesDramadifferentfromotherformsofliterature(fiction,poetry)?Adramaisastoryenactedonstageforaliveaudience.Actors,audience,stage,setting,lighting,music…Namesomeofthedifferencesbyprovidingparticularaspectsaboutdrama.Forexample:Likethep

2、lotofastory,theplotofaplayinvolvescharacterswhofaceaproblemorconflict.Climaxpointofhighesttension;actiondetermineshowtheconflictwillberesolvedResolutionconflictisresolved;playendsComplicationstensionbuildsExpositioncharactersandconflictareintroducedDrama

3、ticStructurePossibleFormsofConflictsAwrongtoberightedAmisunderstandingtobeclearedupAproblemtobesolvedAmoraldilemmatoberesolvedAnenemytobeovercomeAwomantobewon…Atragedyisaplaythatendsunhappily.Tragediespithumanlimitationsagainstthelargerforcesofdestiny.rig

4、htandwrongjusticeandinjusticelifeanddeathTragedyMostclassicGreektragediesdealwithserious,universalthemessuchasTheprotagonistofmostclassicaltragediesisatragichero.Thisheroisnobleandinmanywaysadmirablehasatragicflaw,apersonalfailingthatleadstoatragicendrebe

5、lliousnessjealousyarroganceTragedygreedAcomedyisaplaythatendshappily.Theplotusuallycentersonaromanticconflict.boymeetsgirlboylosesgirlboywinsgirlComedyThemaincharactersinacomedycouldbeanyone:nobilitypetstownspeopleComedyAmodernplayusuallyisaboutordinarype

6、oplemaybetragedy,comedy,oramixtureofthetwousuallyfocusesonpersonalissuesModernDramaWhenyoureadaplay,rememberthatitismeanttobeperformedforanaudience.StageDirectionsPlaywrightdescribessettingandcharacters’actionsandmanner.[Wyonaissittingonthecouch.SheseesPa

7、ulandjumpstoherfeet.]Wyona.[Angrily.]Whatdoyouwant?PerformanceofaPlayPerformanceTheaterartistsbringtheplaywright’svisiontolifeonthestage.Theaudiencerespondstotheplayandsharestheexperience.PerformanceofaPlayTheaterartistsincludeActorsDirectorsLightingtechn

8、iciansStagecrewProsceniumstageSettingtheStageTheplayingareaextendsbehindanopeningcalleda“prosceniumarch.”Theaudiencesitsononesidelookingintotheaction.upstagedownstagestageleftstagerightScenedesigntransformsabarestag