اللغة الإنجليزية — Literature: Drama Elements — 2 ثانوي — شعبة آداب — بكالوريا — المنهاج الجزائري

Drama: Elements of a Play

1. Plot

Sequence: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

2. Characters

Protagonist (hero), antagonist (villain), supporting characters.

3. Dialogue

Conversation between characters, reveals character and advances plot.

4. Setting

Time and place of action, creates atmosphere and mood.

5. Theme

Central idea: love, justice, betrayal, revenge, freedom.

6. Conflict

Internal (within character) or external (between characters/society/nature).

7. Types of Drama

Tragedy (sad ending, e.g. Hamlet), Comedy (happy ending, e.g. Tartuffe), Tragicomedy, Historical play.

Exercises

1. What are the five parts of a plot?
2. Explain protagonist vs antagonist.
3. Name one tragedy and one comedy.

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