ELEMENT OF DRAMA

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ELEMENTS OF

DRAMA

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ELEMENTS OF DRAMA

Course Code

ENG162

Course Title

Elements of Drama

Course Developer/Writer

Onyeka Iwuchukwu

National Open University of Nigeria

Lagos.

Course Editor

Prof. A.R. Yesufu

National Open University of Nigeria

Lagos

Programme Leader

Christine Ofulue Ph D.

National Open University of Nigeria

Victoria Island, Lagos

NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

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ELEMENTS OF DRAMA

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Published by:

National Open University of Nigeria 2008

First Printed 2008

ISBN: 978-058-149-9

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CONTENTS

PAGE

Module 1

Concepts and Definition¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­........

1

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Drama as a Genre of Literature¡­¡­¡­¡­........

Origin and Functions of Drama¡­¡­¡­. ..........

Elements of Drama: Imitation..¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­....

Elements of Drama: Plot¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡­¡­.

Elements of Drama: Action¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..

Elements of Drama: Dialogue¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..

1-8

9 - 15

16 - 21

22 - 29

30 - 38

39 - 44

Module 2

Conventions and Techniques¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.

45

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Dramatic Technique: Characterization¡­¡­¡­.. 45 - 50

Other Dramatic Techniques¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ 51 - 57

Dramatic Conventions¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ 58 - 65

Module 3

Dramatic Genres¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡­¡­¡­¡­ 66

Unit 1

Forms/Types of Drama: Tragedy, Comedy,

Tragi-Comedy, Melodrama¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..

66 - 75

Module 4

Textual Analysis¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.

76

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Analysis of Texts¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.

Hamlet by William Shakespeare¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller¡­¡­¡­...

76 - 84

85 - 90

91 - 98

99 - 105

Module 5

Textual Analysis¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ 106

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Song of a Goat by J. P. Clark¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. 106 - 111

Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw¡­. 112 - 121

The Marriage of Anansewa by Efua Sutherland.. 122 - 131

The Lion and the Jewel¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ 132 - 138

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ELEMENTS OF DRAMA

MODULE 1

CONCEPTS AND DEFINITION

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Drama as Genre of Literature

Origin and Functions of Drama

Elements of Drama: Imitation

Elements of Drama: Plot

Elements of Drama: Action

Elements of Drama: Dialogue

UNIT 1

DRAMA AS GENRE OF LITERATURE

CONTENTS

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

Introduction

Objectives

Main Content

3.1

Drama as a Literary Genre

3.2

What is drama?

3.3

Definition of Drama

3.4

Imitation

3.5

Impersonation

3.6

Re-presentation

3.7

Re-enactment

Conclusion

Summary

Tutor-Marked Assignment

References/Further Readings

1.0

INTRODUCTION

In this unit, you will learn some definitions of drama. You will

understand that all actions are not drama. You will be able to distinguish

between drama and ordinary activity. You will see that both

government and other agencies use drama to educate the people,

disseminate information or to mobilize them to accept or reject any

concept, action or programme. Most of you relax with dramatic

presentations either in the theatre or in your houses as you watch home

videos, soap operas or films. As you watch these presentations, you will

be able to learn one thing or the other while you are being entertained.

This explains why drama is regarded as the mother of all arts, as it is

used to inform, educate and entertain the people.

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