1. Definition
Kinds of Theares
Type of Drama
Elements of Drama

2. Comes from
Greek word
“dran” which
means “to do”

3. -- It is a form
of literature
in which a
story is told
through the
words and

5. ARENA- theatre style of Early
Greeks. Actions are surrounded on all
sides by audiences. This arrangement
brings the audience into a special kind
of intimacy.
MEDIEVAL- theatre used in playing
areas called mansions inside churches
and portable wagons wheeled about
outside the churches.

6. ELIZABETHAN- wooden structure
providing an enclosed space around a
courtyard open sky.
PROSCENIUM- stage of the 19thy
Century. This type of stage distances
the audience from the play.
THEATRE OF CRUELTY- closed the
gap between the actor and the
audiences.

7. Types of
Drama

8. TRAGEDY- serious drama
which the
protagonist, suffers
a series of unhappy
events that lead to
catastrophe such as
death or spiritual
breakdown.
COMEDY- intended to
interest or amuse
the audience rather
than to make them

9. Elements of
Drama

10. PLOT
CHARACTERS
SETTING
DIALOGUE
Soliloquy
Aside
MOVEMENT
MUSIC
THEME