Literary Elements
MODERN THEATER
Technical Elements
Performance Elements
EXTRA
100

The whole story line of drama itself. Just like the elements of a story, this includes the initial incident, preliminary event, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement.

PLOT

100

New style applied in the playwright.

CONVENTION

100

This refers to the other objects that are used onstage to further depict or portray a certain scene.

PROPS

100

This element refers to the use of facial expressions, voice projection, and body gestures done by the actors in portraying a role.

ACTING

100

This genre has a serious content, which highlights pity and fear.

Tragedy

200

This refers to the harmony of voices presented by the actors during the performance.

Music or Rhythm

200

It can be written in comedy, tragedy, mystery, or history.

GENRE

200

This includes the theatrical equipment like curtains, backdrops, special stage effects, and platforms.

SCENERY

200

This provides the reason for actors to show varied behaviors in a portrayal of a role.

CHARACTER MOTIVATION

200

It is the actor's ability to SPEAK OUT to the whole audience without having to shout.

PROJECTION

300

This refers to the overall visual representation of the story that is seen through the set design, costumes of the actors and actresses, and even the special effects used that will make the performance seem real.

SPECTACLE

300

When playwrights create their play, they also consider the to whom they dedicate their work or by whom their work would be much

AUDIENCE

300

The clothing and accessories worn by the actors are also important.

COSTUMES

300

This is how all of the elements are evaluated and seen in every aspect of the role depicted in the drama.

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

300

Stirs up energetic feeling among the audience.

Comedy

400

These are the lines written by the playwright that are spoken and acted by the characters in play.

Dialogue

400

This refers to the way actor actors identify with the characters they are portraying, and the way they can cause the audience to relate or connect with their character.

EMPATHY

400

A character is someone who the story is about but this is the PERSON who is pretending to be that character.

What is an ACTOR?

500

It is the central idea of the play.

THEME

500

An era when literature really flourished.

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