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WEEK 2: DRAMA

 

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                                          LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

Topic:                                  MEANING OF DRAMA        

Specific objective: By the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:

i.        Define the term, drama.

ii.      List different forms of drama.

iii.    Write briefly on the forms of drama.

 

(A) Meaning of drama:

Drama originated from the Greek word, dran, which means to do or to act. In other words, drama is a performing art which is built/acted on a stage. As a script, drama is a series of dialogue created to achieve dramatic effect. It is filled by directions.

(B)  Forms of Drama:

1. Comedy:-This refers to a drama usually imbued with a light atmosphere which often ends on a happy note.

2. Tragedy:-This is often regarded as the opposite of comedy because it is a drama whose atmosphere is usually serious and tense with an unhappy ending, and in most cases involves death or a calamity.

3. Tragic-comedy:-It is a play which harbours elements of tragedy and comedy and often ends on a happy note.

4. Farce:-This is a comic drama, though of a cheaper kind in which a spectator’s belief in what is happening is not as important as the main desire to cause laughter. In a farce, believability is sacrificed while laughter and hilarity enjoy more prominence.

5. Melodrama:-In this type of drama, for purpose of creating excitement, sensation and shock in the spectator, belief is downplayed. Melodrama is often referred to as a tragic-farce, especially when a tragedy lacks a sense of believability or convincingness.

Evaluation Questions:

1. What is drama?

2. List any three forms of drama.

3. Write briefly on any two of the forms of drama you listed above.

Subject: 
Literature

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