THEA 1331 Lecture 2: Parts of a Play

• School: University of Houston
• Department: Theatre
• Course: THEA 1331
• Professor: Young Courtney

Document Summary

We meet characters and become familiar with what has happened up to the beginning of the play. The conflict or problem of the play is introduced at the point of attack. The protagonist takes their first action against the conflict at the inciting incident. These can sometimes appear as the same event. The protagonist tries to find ways to solve or end the conflict (discovery) but the conflict continues due to another obstacle (reversal) The antagonist may set up blocks which prevent the conflict from being solved. The plot does not resolve the conflict. The moment in the play when the conflict is addressed. The protagonist either succeeds or fails but the conflict ended (professor young doesn"t agree, conflict may still exist) All moments of the play lead up to this point. Often it is the point of the most tension for the audience. The moments after the climax of the play where the play resolves itself.