Drama: Mrs. Juby H. Vallejo Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences

DRAMA
MRS. JUBY H. VALLEJO

FACULTY, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the lesson, students are expected to:
Discuss what is drama;
Discuss the different elements of drama.

Discussion in connection
with drama and its
contribution to the
development of English
language cannot prosper
without citing the giant
of this genre, WILLIAM
SHAKESPEARE.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
• He was born in the farm, reared in the farm among the

farming guys whose lingua franca is English.
• The English language was then the language of the farmers.
• Scenario changed when Shakespeare, the poor dramatist
turned out to be the best playwright in the English language.
• He wrote in English as it was his native tongue, and the plays
he came up with were celebrated in the theater of England.
• Thus, the poor farmers and the rich capitalists joined together
in celebrating the drama of Shakespeare.
• The plays of Shakespeare answered this need for
entertainment.
• The reign of Virgin queen Elizabeth was referred to as
the Elizabethan era and Shakespeare was often
referred to as Elizabethan playwright and poet, the
promoter of English language.
• Drama is either a
composition or verse of
prose intended to be
acted on stage and to
be watched by
audience, the viewers.
• It is accomplished
through the
combination of
different elements.
Elements of Drama
• The different elements of drama

are:
a. Characters
b. Plot
c. Theme
d. Dialogue
e. Scenery
CHARACTERS
THE CHARACTERS ARE
PERSONS IN THE REAL STORY
WHO ARE PORTRAYED BY
ACTORS ON STAGE.
PLOT
 PLOT REFERS TO THE SERIES OF
CONNECTED EVENTS THAT DRAMATIZE
THE INTENTION OF THE PLAYWRIGHT
CARRIED ON BY CHARACTERS.
 THE PLOT DISTINGUISHES THE TYPE OF

PLAY, EITHER TRAGEDY OR COMEDY.
 TRAGEDY IS WHEN CHARACTERS

FAILED TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEM;
COMEDY WHEN THEY SOLVED IT.
THEME
• THIS REFERS TO THE CONTROLLING
IDEA OR IT IS THE CENTRAL POINT
OF A WORK OF ART.
• THEME IS ALSO CALLED THE

“GERM”, THE SMALL THING IN THE
MIND OF THE WRITER DEVELOPED
INTO A BIGGER KIND.
• IT COMES AHEAD OF ALL OTHER

ELEMENTS LIKE PLOT,
CHARACTERS, AND DIALOGUE.
DIALOGUE
• IT REFERS TO THE LINE SPOKEN BY
THE CHARACTERS AS SCRIPTED BY
THE PLAYWRIGHT.
• IT ALSO REFERS TO A FORM OF

CONVERSATION ON STAGE
PRESENTED IN A NATURAL MANNER.
• THERE IS AN EXCHANGE OF WORDS

BETWEEN THE CHARACTERS.
SCENERY
• THIS IS A THEATRICAL CRAFT TO CAPTURE
THE SETTING OF THE STORY.
• DECORATIONS OR PROPS ARE INSTALLED

TO CAPTURE THE REAL SCENARIO OR
SETTING OF THE DRAMA.
• OTHER SCENERY MATERIALS INCLUDE

PLATFORM ALSO REFERRED AS RISER, AND
STAGE WAGON, A MOBILE PLATFORM TO
TRANSPORT MOVABLE PROPS.
Genres of a Play
• There are two
general genres of
play or drama:
TRAGEDY and
COMEDY.
• Under comedy,
there are SATIRE and
FARCE.
TRAGEDY
• IT COMES FROM THE GREEK WORD
“TRAGOS” WHICH MEANS TRAGEDY. IT
ALSO REFERS TO GOAT IN GREEK.
• USUALLY IN TRAGEDY, THE PROBLEM OF

THE CHARACTERS ARE CAUSED BY THEIR
OWN PERSONAL WEAKNESS OR WHAT
THEY CALL AS “TRAGIC FLAW”.
COMEDY
• THIS IS A TYPE OF PLAY WHICH
DOES NOT REFLECT THE REAL
LIFE SITUATION ALL THE TIME.
•
LIFE IS SERIOUS WHILE A
COMICAL PLAY IS OPPOSITE TO IT.
• IN A COMEDY TYPE OF PLAY,

THERE IS CELEBRATION AT THE
CULMINATION OF IT.
FARCE
• THIS IS THE TYPE OF COMEDY WHICH
BASIC AIM IS SIMPLY TO MAKE PEOPLE
ENTERTAINED.
• IT BEGINS WITH A REAL LIFE SITUATION

BUT IN THE PROCESS A VERY
UNREALISTIC OCCURRENCE FOLLOWS.
• IT INCLUDES WORLD PLAY, PHYSICAL

HUMOR, AND USUALLY ENDS UP WITH
CHARACTERS CHASING EACH OTHER ON
STAGE.
SATIRE
• THIS IS COMEDY, BUT WHAT ARE
BEING DRAMATIZED ARE THE
FOLLIES OF MEN, THEIR ABUSES
AND SHORTCOMINGS.
• THE PURPOSE IS NOT JUST TO MAKE

MEN LAUGH; IT ALSO AIMS TO
MAKE PEOPLE THINK OF
THEMSELVES AND REALIZE THEIR
OWN FAILURES IN LIFE.
Reference
• R1 Tabotabo, C.V., Corpuz, R.M., Hidalgo, R.F. Introduction to humanities and the basics
of art appreciation. Manila: Purely Books Trading & Publishing Corp., 2013.

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DRAMA

MRS. JUBY H. VALLEJO

Discuss what is drama;

Discuss the different elements of drama.

• He was born in the farm, reared in the farm among the

• The different elements of drama

 THE PLOT DISTINGUISHES THE TYPE OF

 TRAGEDY IS WHEN CHARACTERS

• THEME IS ALSO CALLED THE

• IT COMES AHEAD OF ALL OTHER

• IT ALSO REFERS TO A FORM OF

• THERE IS AN EXCHANGE OF WORDS

• DECORATIONS OR PROPS ARE INSTALLED

• OTHER SCENERY MATERIALS INCLUDE

• USUALLY IN TRAGEDY, THE PROBLEM OF

• IN A COMEDY TYPE OF PLAY,

• IT BEGINS WITH A REAL LIFE SITUATION

• IT INCLUDES WORLD PLAY, PHYSICAL

• THE PURPOSE IS NOT JUST TO MAKE

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