Development of drama

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1. Development of Drama

2. Development of Drama Drama is a literary composition which is performed by Professional actors on stage. The word drama is derived from Greek which means to do or act . It is also means to be the imitation of life. "Drama is the criticism of life on a stage with action, characters and dialogue.”

3. Drama is not only for the entertainment of the people, it also shows the reality of life . This helps to understand the social political situations of the life particular age. This form of literature is developed little by little and age by age.

4. Drama is a type of literature, telling a story by action. Once drama was only a stage act. But later the dialogues are printed in a text form and then it will be performed by the actors. The text helps the readers to read and understand .

5. The origin of English drama is little-known. It was starting from the religious ceremonies of the Church . This form of literature travelled from Greek to Roman and Roman to England . The main purpose of Drama is didactic . First it was introduced in France and later in England . Origin of English Drama

6. Place: First, Drama was performed in the Church due to increasing of Crowd. It moved to Churchyard and street corners. Actors: The performance was given by Bishops, Priests and Clergymen. Language: At first drama was selected in the stories of Bible and lives of Saints.

7. 1. Life of Christ 2. Crucifixion 3. Resurrection 4. Last Judgement Themes of the play

8. Settings: Time and Place Characters: People and Creature Dialogue: Conversation of the characters. Theme: Central thought o idea Scenery: It is used to create a particular visual settings of a play. Elements of Drama

9. Tragedy and Comedy The play has included tragic and comic elements. Tragic-Comedy

10. 1. Mystery Play (Stories from Bible) 2. Miracle Play (Stories of Saints) 3. Morality Play (Stories of Moral Ideas) Three types of medieval drama

11. The play is performed by the craftsmen and it was based on the stories from the Bible . These plays were famous at the festival of 'Corpus Christi'. All the plays were grouped by the four cycles known by the name of the town. Mystery Play

12. 1. Tragedy 2. Comedy 3. Tragic Comedy Types of Drama

13. In Greek , The hero is died in a battlefield is called tragedy. Tragedy always ends with sad ending. ' Gorboduc ' is the first tragedy in English . It was written by Thomas Sackville . Blank verse was used for the first time in the play. Tragedy

14. Comedy is always based on happy ending. First English Comedy was Ralph Roister Doister by Nicholas Udall in 1553 . Nicholas Udall wrote the play for performance by his school boys. Comedy

15. Chester The Chester Cycle had 21 Plays. Conventry The Conventry Cycle had 42 Plays. Wakefield The Wakefield Cycle had 31 Plays. York The York Cycle had 48 Plays. Four Major Towns and Cycles

16. In the 12th century miracle play was based on the Biblical themes and stories. Ex. Mary Magdalence. In this time the element of humour was introduced. Miracle Play

17. Morality plays were replaced the miracle plays. Morality plays are the religious plays. 1. Five Senses 2. Seven deadly Sins 3. Good and Evil angels Morality Plays

18. It is one of the types in Drama. Interlude took place in morality plays. In Elizabethan period , interlude was quite famous. It is developed from the comic relief provided in the morality plays. Interlude

19. Aeschylus Sophocles Euripides Famous Greek Dramatists

20. Plautus Terence Famous Roman Dramatists

21. Famous English Dramatists William Shakespeare Christopher Marlowe Ben Johnson

22. Short Note English drama evolved from miracle and mystery plays. Then it developed as morality and interlude plays.