Drama

Drama

When the word “drama” is mentioned in a group of people, several of those people in that group will begin to visualize actors who are wearing elaborate costumes, an excessive amount of makeup, and are dancing and singing upon a stage. Although dramas are preformed for entertainment purposes, some people believe that these dramas provide more than just entertainment.
Drama, as defined in the book: Bedford Introduction to Drama is “the art of representing for the pleasure of other events that happened or that others imagine happening.” There are several elements that are needed in order to produce a successful drama and they are: characters, action, movement, scenery, music, dialog, and finally an audience. As stated before, several people, especially people in today’s society, may believe that drama is just a silly play that is preformed for entertainment purposes, but dramas serve more purposes than just that.
When seeing or even reading a drama our imagination takes us away. We begin to visualize what is happening on stage in front of us or in the book, and at the time it seems so real, but on another level, we know that what is taking place on stage or in the book is just make believe. Therefore, drama is an experience in which we participate on many levels simultaneously. Some people believe that drama both entertains and instructs, while others may believe that drama imitates life; both these theories may be true. For example, according to, the book, Bedford Introduction to Drama, “the relationship between drama and life has always been subtle and complex.” For instance, when someone begins to read or view a play they know that the dramatic experience is not real in the sense that, for example, an actor playing Hamlet does not actually die during the play. The play imitates these types of actions, and when done properly the actions look realistic enough to make the audience fearful for a moment, as if the action was real. The actions of these plays,...

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