DRAMA103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Logocentrism, Four Causes, Structural Level
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In analysis always look for the agents that set something in motion and eventually cause a consequence, rush argues this is the history of the play. Life of author, where author lived/wrote, conventions of theatrical production, types of people in audience, and other historical information. Why of a play - what did the author want to accomplish? entertainment, communication, teaching, motivating action. The what of a play / parts of the play - setting, characters, plot, language. Intellectual level : what rst comes to mind. themes, moral message. Metaphysical level : nature of reality as the play shows it, view of the world, the isms (realism, expressionism, absurdism, etc. ) Philosophical level : re ection of the authors attitude (do they think this is good or bad?) expressed by the genre (tragedy, comedy, drama, farce, etc. ) Structural level : the events and people and dialogue of the play. the dramatic action.
