Drama II + Drama III

Explain durative vs. non-durative.

• durative: something that takes place over a period of time > costume

• non-durative: something that is completed quickly > mimics & facial expressions

Explain static vs. dynamic

• static: the figure remains unchanged throughout the narrative, no inner development

• dynamic: the figure develops, changes, or undergoes a transformation over the course of the story

What forms of speaking do we have in Drama?

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Aside

What is discrepent awareness?

• superior audience awareness (Richard keeps telling us what he’s going to do)

> Dramatic Irony

• Inferior audience awareness (detective play, constantly inferior knowledge)

• Equal information

Explain Aristotle’s Unities.

• Unity of Action (focus on a single, coherent plot)

• Unity of Time (should occur within a single day)

• Unity of Place (should occur within a single location) (not derived from Aristotle)

Explain the Tragic Hero and how it applies to Richard.

1. Is noble in status > Richard is of royal blood

2. Hamartia: has a tragic flaw > his overwhelming desire for power + arrogance

3. Peripeteia: action takes a turn on the tragic hero > Richmond defeats him in battle (or starts with his paranoia and mistrust)

4. Anagnorisis: moment where he understands his mistake > not the same deep moral awakening BUT is haunted by the ghosts of his victims

5. Catharsis: the audience feels pity and fear and experiences emotional cleansing > his isolation and paranoia can stir a kind of pity

Explain the Classical Five Act Structure.

- Exposition

- Rising Action

- Climax / Peripeteia

- Falling Action

- Catastrophe / Denouement