The word drama come from greek verb dran, which means "to do."
The earliest known pages.....
were written around the fifth century B.C
Produced for festivals to honor Dionysus, the god of wine and fortitlity
Modern drama
A modern play....
may be tragedy, comedy, or a mixture of the two
usually focuses on personal issues
usually about ordinary people
Performance of a Play
When you read a play, remember that it is meant to be performed for an audience
Setting the Stage
Stages can have many different sizes and layouts.
"Thrust Stage"
The stage extends into the viewing area
The audience surrounds the stage on three sides
The Characters
The character speech may take any of the following farms
Dialogue: Controversies of character onstage
Monologue: long speech given any one characters onsta
Conflict
A struggle or clash between actors
The Fighting Temeraire
The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up, 1838 is an oil painting by the English artist J. M. W. Turner. HMS Temeraire was one of the last second-rate ships of the line to have played a distinguished role in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. [more]
Liberty Leading the People
Liberty Leading the People is a painting by Eugène Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830, which toppled King Charles X of France. [more]
Ophelia
Ophelia is a painting by British artist Sir John Everett Millais, completed between 1851 and 1852. It depicts Ophelia, a character from Hamlet, singing before she drowns in a river in Denmark. [more]
The Music Lesson
The Music Lesson or Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman by Jan Vermeer, is a painting of young female pupil receiving the titular music lesson. [more]
