The Touch Of Silk Play Analysis
By extension, the term melodrama has come to be applied to any play with romantic plot in which the author manipulates events to act on the emotions of the audience without regard for character development or logic.
Melodrama had very 'stock' characters, in other words they were very stereotypical characters, and all the action happened on stage. Melodramatic plays were also morality based - that is Right Vs. Wrong.
Before The Touch of Silk by Betty Roland was written in 1928, Australian drama was very melodramatic.
The Touch of Silk overtly draws on some of the dramatic conventions of 19th century melodrama, but Roland tried to steer away from melodrama and instead has based The Touch of Silk on naturalism.
Every act of melodrama concludes with a climax, leaving the audience, which was usually …show more content…
Before that they had males on stage and females had minor roles. Jeanne was the first female protagonist on the Australian stage.
Roland had introduced "feminine themes" such as relationships, in The Touch of Silk, and also "The Human Condition" theme. The "Human Condition" is reality. It is real life problems and relationships. These are things that her audience can relate to. In The Touch of Silk, there are "Human Condition" issues such as; the drought and the war that Jim was once in many years ago. Women especially relate to this play because of the issues Jeanne has. She doesn't get along with her mother-in-law and her husband is loosing his mind from the effects of the war.
The Australian theatre is no longer fantasy - it is reality.
The change from melodrama to realism was very different. Melodrama consisted of big sets, bright costumes, everything was over-the-top, "presentational" acting/styles were used, and the audience was directly
Melodrama had very 'stock' characters, in other words they were very stereotypical characters, and all the action happened on stage. Melodramatic plays were also morality based - that is Right Vs. Wrong.
Before The Touch of Silk by Betty Roland was written in 1928, Australian drama was very melodramatic.
The Touch of Silk overtly draws on some of the dramatic conventions of 19th century melodrama, but Roland tried to steer away from melodrama and instead has based The Touch of Silk on naturalism.
Every act of melodrama concludes with a climax, leaving the audience, which was usually …show more content…
Before that they had males on stage and females had minor roles. Jeanne was the first female protagonist on the Australian stage.
Roland had introduced "feminine themes" such as relationships, in The Touch of Silk, and also "The Human Condition" theme. The "Human Condition" is reality. It is real life problems and relationships. These are things that her audience can relate to. In The Touch of Silk, there are "Human Condition" issues such as; the drought and the war that Jim was once in many years ago. Women especially relate to this play because of the issues Jeanne has. She doesn't get along with her mother-in-law and her husband is loosing his mind from the effects of the war.
The Australian theatre is no longer fantasy - it is reality.
The change from melodrama to realism was very different. Melodrama consisted of big sets, bright costumes, everything was over-the-top, "presentational" acting/styles were used, and the audience was directly