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Headings: Elements of Drama: Characters, Plot, Setting & Symbolism
Elements of Drama: Characters, Plot, Setting & Symbolism
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Understanding Drama
Dramatic Form
Setting and Staging
Characters and Actors
Plot
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Content: As they sing in honor of Troy, the audience knows that Cory can forgive his father. The conflict occurs before the rising action begins, and the conflict is the problem that must be solved. Sometimes the conflict is between two characters, like Troy and Cory, and plays out on stage with dialogue and actions. Other times, it's an internal conflict between the character and his or her own thoughts or actions. With drama, the actors use the stage directions and the dialogue to move the plot of the play and to illustrate the conflict between characters. This becomes more complicated, however, when a character is having an internal conflict. To share the character's thoughts, the playwright might use one of several dramatic devices. The soliloquy is spoken by the actor when he or she is alone on stage. In the play, Troy reveals his thoughts as he goes to meet his mistress. The soliloquy shows Troy's internal conflict and lets the audience know that he is having an affair: