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Types of Drama

The document discusses the different types of drama, including tragedy, comedy, modern comedy, Greek tragedy, Elizabethan tragedy, modern tragedy, history plays, screenplays, farce, melodrama, musicals, opera, and performance arts. It provides examples and brief definitions for each type. The types of drama vary in terms of subject matter, themes, endings, use of music, and origins, with some focusing on serious topics and others meant to elicit laughter.

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Types of Drama

The document discusses the different types of drama, including tragedy, comedy, modern comedy, Greek tragedy, Elizabethan tragedy, modern tragedy, history plays, screenplays, farce, melodrama, musicals, opera, and performance arts. It provides examples and brief definitions for each type. The types of drama vary in terms of subject matter, themes, endings, use of music, and origins, with some focusing on serious topics and others meant to elicit laughter.

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Types of Drama

PREPARED BY: GRACEZHELLE V. JAVIER, LPT


What is Drama?

 Is a specific type of fiction, meant to be


performed.
 Is often combined with music and dance, such
as in opera or Broadway plays.
Symbol of Drama: Laughing and Weeping Masks

Tragedy
Comedy
Types of Drama

 Comedy
 Farce
 Modern Comedy
 Melodrama
 Tragedy
 Musical
 Greek Tragedy
 Elizabethan Tragedy
 Opera
 Modern Tragedy  Performance Arts
 History Plays
 Screenplays
Comedy

 Isa lighter kind of drama where the leading


characters overcome their problems.
 Usually ends happily, often in a marriage.
• Example: Who’s On First?
Modern Comedy

Usually
means something meant to
make the viewer laugh.
Tragedy

 In
ancient times, it was often a historical
dramas featuring the downfall of a great
man.
• Example: Hamlet, Macbeth, The Crucible
 In
modern theater, it usually involves serious
subject matter and the death of one or
more characters.
Greek Tragedy

 Involves
the destruction of some noble
character due to fate.
Elizabethan Tragedy

 Involves
the death of some noble character
due to a tragic flaw.
• Example: Romeo and Juliet
Modern Tragedy

 Involvesordinary people, everyday people.


 Not noble characters, they don’t always die.
History Plays

 Were plays written by Shakespeare about


the life of an English king.
• Example: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Screenplays

 Is a written work made specifically to be


filmed.
• Example: Hocus Pocus
Farce

 Isa sub-category of comedy.


 Although it may appear only funny, however
they also contain deeper implications on
account of the use of satirical elements.
• Example: Waiting for Godot
Melodrama

 Isanother type of exaggerated drama.


 “song drama” or “music drama”.
 Typically involves a villain, a heroine, and a
hero.
• Example: The Broken Badge
Musical

 The
story is told not only through dialogue
and acting but through music and dance.
• Example: Les Miserables, Annie
Opera

A classical art; originated in Italy early in the


16th century.
 Takes great stories, often culled from the
world’s dramatic literature, and sets them to
music.
• Example: Phantom of the Opera
Performance Arts

 Appeared in 1960’s and was initiated by


visual artists.
 Invite the audience to watch a real action
unfold that may combine several arts:
theater, dance, and video.
• Example: The Boxer

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