Literature in English- Drama - JSS2 English language Lesson Note
Drama
Characteristics of Drama
Drama is a theatrical piece crafted for performers to enact on a stage in front of spectators, or via media outlets like radio or television. Essentially, it’s a form of performing arts that relies heavily on action for its impact. It encompasses the creation of structures related to action, dialogue, characters of a narrative, and a play.
Characteristics of Drama
It is designed to be enacted on a stage for spectators to observe.
It incorporates dialogue.
It involves the collaboration of numerous individuals.
It engages the audience to a great or lesser extent as a play is being performed.
It can be scripted in verse or prose. In terms of language, drama employs words that are given full significance by the performers.