THTR 1020 Chapter : MORRIS
Document Summary
1/19/16: performing, artwork, live, dramatic, dialogue more real, every performance is different- ephemeral, a literary genre. Conventions: vary by medium (film, tv, print, digital, common language or syntax, assumed practices, accepted through repetition. Character: one of the things that gives meaning to our experience of theatre is the way that characters are coded. they come to represent certain values or qualities (ideologies) Interpretive frameworks: the abstract social ideas, values, or belief systems that underpin our understanding of reality. 1/21/16: when you read a play, you"re filling in blanks, when you see a play, you"re watching someone else"s interpretation. Conflict: conflict is an essential aspect of dramatic construction, protagonist: has will to do something, antagonist: thwarts that will, for aristotle, drama is events in action, driven by conflict, carried by characters. Dramatic arc: drama relies on conflict: the opposition of forces or desires that must be resolved by the end of the play, freytag pyramid.
