The Origins of Drama: an Introduction The word drama comes from the Greek meaning “to act‚ do or perform”‚ and it is in the several subtle and diverse meanings of “to perform” that drama can be said to have begun. All communities accept that their later drama has roots in pre-history. Anthropologists have shown that primitive societies used (and in certain cases still use) role-playing in teaching the codes and behaviour required to live and survive in that society; for example‚ to teach
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Glossary of Literary terms – Drama Act-: A lengthy segment of a play‚ comprising several scenes. A major division in a play. Each act may have one or more scenes. Greek plays were performed as continuous wholes‚ with interpolated comment from the Chorus. Horace appears to have been the first to insist on a five-act structure. At some stage during the Renaissance the use of five acts become standard practice among French dramatists. Plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries have natural
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A Summer Project On “REALISM IN MODERN DRAMA” In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in English Submitted by: BISMA IRFAN BA (Honors) English ll A0706110036 ENROLL. NO. Submitted to: DR DEEPANKAR SUKUL Asst. Professor AMITY INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATION AMITY
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RADIO PLAY/DRAMA The English word ‘drama’ derives from the Greek word ‘dran’ meaning ‘to do’. Thus a drama is a story performed or ‘done’ by people on stage‚ radio‚ film‚ TV‚ on the street. A drama involves a chain of events and describes a web of relationships involving one or more persons. It could be fiction or non-fiction. The main Components/ELEMENTS of a RADIO drama: I. Plot_____________________________________________________ The chain of events or actions in which the characters
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essence of this paper is to list and discuss characteristics of modern period drama. These characteristics are realism‚ naturalism and interaction between characters and the readers. They will be discussed along with Henrik Ibsen’s ‘Ghosts’ and Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Sales man’. Realism and naturalism are considered to be the cornerstones of modern drama as we know it today. They are the major influencers of the modern drama. Henrik Ibsen is considered to be the founding father of these two movements
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ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE DRAMA The dramatic activity in England took its rise‚ as did the drama of the Greeks‚ from religion; it was in origin distinctly a creation of the church. The church was everything for the Middle Ages:- rest for the weary‚ solace for the afflicted‚ bread for the hungry and succour for the helpless.The church was indeed the schoolz the meeting .place‚ the centre of art and above all of amusement and entertainment. It was ready and eager to provide for the people delight
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The Rise Of Modern Drama It is known as one of theatre’s greatest periods today. The modern drama period is shaped by world-changing forces‚ such as industrial-technological revolution‚ democratic revolutions‚ and an intellectual revolution that would disrupt earlier conceptions of time‚ space‚ the divine‚ human psychology‚ and social order. As a result‚ a theatre of challenge and experimentation emerged. Realism‚ the movement with the most pervasive and long-lived effect on modern theatre‚ was
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DRAMA For many decades‚ drama has been in our world. It gives us feelings‚ emotions‚ morality and sometimes quotes. What is drama exactly? Is it a play? An action? Or just an entertainment? Hamilton Carole in his article “the study of drama” defined Drama to be a representational art‚ a visible and audible narrative presenting virtual‚ fictional characters within a virtual‚ fictional universe. Also he stated “Dramatic realizations may pretend to approximate reality or else stubbornly defy‚ distort
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response and/or plot development. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary (n.pag.)‚ drama can be defined as‚ “a composition in verse or prose intended to portray life or character or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue and typically designed for theatrical performance.” In the two plays that I have selected‚ drama is definitely a depiction of life. The Ritual by Zeno Obi Constance and Your Handsome Captain by Simone Schwarz-Bart
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A Brief History of Drama The time period from about 1650 to 1920 was ever changing in the world of drama. Neo-classicism sprung up from Greek and Roman models in Europe during the Enlightenment‚ Romanticism struck the Globe in the 1800’s based on principles like emotion‚ intuition and seeking God. During and after the 1800’s naturalism and realism began to play major roles in the area of drama. Naturalists such as August Strindberg and realists such as Henrik Ibsen demonstrate an entirely different
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