THEA 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Dramatic Structure
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Key terms that usually appear in a linear plot structure. Dramatic structure: conflict: plays are about days when something of critical importance happens. All dramatic action involves conflict: character v. self, character v. character, character v. society, character v. fate/nature/god. Identifying the central conflict is crucial to understanding a play: protagonist: the central character in the play. The one who the playwright wants us to follow, and who changes the most during the play: can"t be a character that dies early on (ex. This will be a new development in the world of the play. It is often the final confrontation between the protagonist and antagonist, when one of them wins and the other loses.
