8 ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC GENRE IN THEATRICAL WORKS - CULTURE VOCABULARY - 2024

The elements of the dramatic genre in the theatrical works are act, scene, painting, dimension, aside, mutis, playwright and characters.

This genre is derived from the realistic and literary genre developed in the 20th century; from this emerge the dramatic elements known today.

Drama as a genre is one of the artistic manifestations that has become most popular since the 20th century thanks to the creation of cinema.

Since its origins in Greece, when it came to symbolize a "do or act", the dramatic genre has had various forms of representation.

The 8 main elements of the dramatic genre in theatrical works

1- The act

The act represents each of the parts contained in the entire play or literary piece.

In each of these acts the plot develops, generally gradually, depending on how it is expressed in the script.

2- The scene

It is generally marked by the introduction or exit of one or more characters. In the scene, different periods can be distinguished within the dramatic action.

3- The painting

The paintings are linked to the scenographic representation of the work; that is, with all the physical and furniture aspects that frame the scenes.

The scenographic changes will indicate the number of paintings that the work will have.

4- The dimension

It refers to the technical indications given by the playwright to the actors in the play, according to which they will be able to know different guidelines on how to act.

These guidelines can be how to move, what are their exits and entrances, what intonation of the voice should use, when to make changes of scenery and multiple technical and theatrical guidelines.

The annotations are always written in the script and are also guided live during rehearsals.

5- Apart

It is the moment during the dramatic interpretation, or in the development of the literary work, when the actor does not address a character within the scene.

Instead, as a narrator, he addresses the audience aloud; the audience becomes your direct recipient.

6- Mutis

The exit is understood as the gesture that the actor makes within the theatrical work to be able to indicate his withdrawal from the scene. It is essential in some cases to change the frame.

7- The playwright

He is the author of the dramatic work. He plays the role of director, indicating to the actors the environment, the time, the staging, the way of reading, among many other annotations about the representation.

8- The characters

The characters are in charge of materializing the action of the conflict within the staging.

In almost all the themes of the dramatic genre, several actors are used to embody the characters.

The characters have different characteristics. The protagonists are the ones who carry the burden of the narrative theme.

The antagonists, like the protagonists, are key characters in the story since they influence the development of the plot.

And finally there are the secondary characters, who are the ones who join the protagonists or the antagonists to complement all the edges of the story.

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