Elements of drama- Literary Elements of Drama: Character, Setting and Plot

1. CONCEPTUALIZING A
CHARACTER/SETTING/PLOT
FOR A ONE–ACT PLAY
LITERARY ELEMENTS OF
DRAMA: CHARACTER,
SETTING AND PLOT

2. 1. CHARACTERS
•THESE ARE THE PEOPLE
OR ANIMALS THAT ARE
SUBJECTED TO THE
DRAMA THAT IS
PORTRAYED BY THE
ACTORS AND ACTRESSES.

3. CHARACTERS ACCORDING TO
FUNCTION
a. PROTAGONIST
-the main character
in the play; the hero
or heroine.

4. b. ANTAGONIST
-a major character
who opposes and is
hostile to the
protagonist.

5. c. FOIL
-a minor character
who emphasizes the
qualities of another
character

6. d. ANTI-HERO
-a minor character
who is inconsistent
and usually shows
failed goals

7. CHARACTERS ACCORDING TO
TYPES
a. ROUND
-a character who is realistic;
has sufficient motivation for
his actions and behavior;
experiences change and
development in the course
of the play.

8. b. FLAT
-a character who
has one district
characteristics;
static or does not
change.

9. c. STOCK
-a literary character
who manifest several
traits that particularly
apply to a group of
people or class.

10. 2. SETTINGS
•IT IS THE PLACE, TIME
AND CONDITION IN
WHICH THE EVENTS
OCCUR.

11. 2. SETTINGS
•IN OTHER WORDS, SETTING
CAN BE DISPLAYED
THROUGH GEOGRAPHICAL
LOCATION, HISTORICAL
ERA/PERIOD, WEATHER OR
CLIMATE, SEASON OF THE YR.,
TIME OF THE DAY OR EVEN
TYPE OF THE BUILDING

12. 3. PLOT
•THE STORYLINE OR THE
ARTISTIC ARRANGEMENT
OF EVENTS IN THE DRAMA.
IT COMPRISES EXPOSITION,
RISING ACTIONS, CLIMAX,
FAILING ACTIONS AND
CONCLUSIONS.

13. a. EXPOSITION
-presents a brief
description of the
main characters
setting, and the
background details of
the play.

14. b. RISING ACTIONS
-consists the most
number of events in the
play where the struggles
between and among the
characters are developed.
developed.

15. c. CLIMAX
-highlights the most
intense part of the
narrative where the
conflict is
heightened.

16. d. FALLING ACTIONS
-shows the decline of
emotions as this part
shows events that
provide the answer or
resolution to the
conflict.

17. e. CONCLUSIONS
-tells the information
regarding what finally
happens to the
characters in the
drama.