What is Drama? (philosophy)(literature)(history)

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What is Drama?



     Drama, means “action” according to Greek literature. Drama is connected to the script and the one reading the script in the 15th and 16th century. In modern times, it is still connected to that particular format in school plays and theater. The meaning of drama has changed over the past 500 years. Drama use to mean the written play that actors performed on stage. Actors would read the script and the action of an actor reading the script was the drama. Over time, drama has turned into something that means overcoming a hardship in regular life with possible action sequences. Many genres have been created since “Drama.” Drama was the first genre for play that is known on paper.

     During the 15th and 16th century, Drama performances were portrayed on stage for a large audience to see. It was called “theater.” Actors would say words that were written on script in front of an audience with a emotional tone. Some theaters would also play music or dance on stage to act out story scenes.

     After Christian religion spread to other parts of the world, morality was introduced to explain good and evil in plays. A hero was often portrayed trying to overcome some type of evil. Some characters in plays represented symbols that stood for different things. Some characters stood for mankind’s representation. Other characters, stood as pieces tot he story that made ideas more transparent tot he audience. There were people being represented as something evil. Later on, there were more scripts explaining different ideas and concepts. Drama in the end, is a written script that is meant to be acted out. For what purpose? It will depend what message the creator wants to be sent to the audience.





Reference:



Carroll, Heather. (2018). What is Drama?-Terms, Time Periods and Styles. Retrieved from URL: https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-drama-terms-time-periods-and-styles.html.