Definition of Drama
- Dramatic work intended for performance by actors before an audience on stage.
- A literary composition that tells a story with the actors impersonating the characters and performing the action and dialogue.
- A display of emotions which often reflects daily life.
Types of Drama
- Conflict Drama - A struggle or clash between opposing parties or forces. The conflict may develop between different characters who are aiming for the same thing or different things. It could also be between the character and his circumstances or desire.
- Tragedy Drama - The disastrous downfall of the main character which ends up unhappily. The main character suffers extreme sorrow due to inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances. It could be between justice and injustice or life and death.
- Comedy Drama - A play that ends happily. There is equal balance of humor and serious content. Humor is mixed together with serious dialogue.
- Modern Drama - It could be conflict, tragedy, comedy or a mixture of any of these 3 types of drama.
Just like short stories and novels, drama consists of such elements:
- Plot
- Characters and Characterization
- Theme
- Setting
- Language and Style
- Tone and Mood
- With additional of dialogue in drama
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