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The document provides an overview of drama as a literary genre, detailing its definition, types, and key components such as conflict and performance. It categorizes drama into distinct types including comedy, tragedy, melodrama, and musical drama, each with specific characteristics and sub-genres. Additionally, it briefly discusses other literary forms like diaries, memoirs, and speeches.

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The document provides an overview of drama as a literary genre, detailing its definition, types, and key components such as conflict and performance. It categorizes drama into distinct types including comedy, tragedy, melodrama, and musical drama, each with specific characteristics and sub-genres. Additionally, it briefly discusses other literary forms like diaries, memoirs, and speeches.

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DRAMA

 A drama is a composition in either verse or prose presenting a story through pantomime or dialogue.
 It contains conflict of characters, particularly the ones who perform in front of the audience on the stage.
 The term “drama” is also used for the type of play written for theater, television, radio, and film.
 considered a unique and distinctive genre of literature.

DRAMATIST OR PLAYWRIGHT

 The person who writes drama for stage directions

4. DISTINCT TYPE OF DRAMA

A. COMEDY
B. TRAGEDY
C. MELODRAMA
D. MUSICAL DRAMA

COMEDY

 A comedy is a type of dramatic presentation which intends to make the audience laugh through well-
composed humorous elements.
 The story may be about real-life characters, funny experiences in life, or any type of fun-provoking
situation.
 It may be sarcastic and raunchy, light in tone and has happy endings.
 Since provoking laughter is not an easy task, comedy writers require high level of intellect and perceptive
faculties to attain the desired end for a comedic presentation.

Types of Comedy

1. SITUATIONAL COMEDY

 It is also called a sitcom and comprises a comedy play and characters playing episodes after episodes.

2. ROMANTIC COMEDY

 It is a sub-genre of comedy comprising lighthearted themes and humorous plots.

3. PHYSICAL COMEDY (SLAPSTICK)

 Also called slapstick, it is a physical comedy comprising body movements, clowning, and making faces.

4. DARK COMEDY (GALLOWS HUMOR)

 Also called dark humor, black humor, or black comedy, dark comedy makes heavy or grave subjects and
themes look lighter through fun and comic remarks.

5. FARCE

 This comedy uses exaggeration of the situation.

6.SPOOF OR PARODY

 This comedy uses imitation to ridicule or ironize life events.

7.SATIRE

 Satire ridicules vices, follies, and foibles with the purpose to correct them.

8. DRAMATIC IRONY

 Its objective is to use irony through drama or dramatic situations.

9.TRAGICOMEDY

 Its objective is to use the mixture of tragedy and comedy to make tragic moments seem lighter.
TRAGEDY

 One of the oldest forms of drama, tragedy exposes the plight and suffering of humans to the audience.
 Common tragic themes include ruins of a dynasty, downfall of man, emotional betrayals, moral setback,
personal loss, death, and denials.
 A tragedy when composed and enacted well can touch the audience deeply.
 These rarely have happy endings.

EXAMPLES OF TRAGEDY IN LITERATURE

THE FOLLOWING LITERARY WORKS ARE EXAMPLES OF TRAGIC DRAMA:

A. SOPHOCLES' OEDIPUS REX

B. EURIPEDES' MEDEA

C. SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO AND JULIET

D. SHAKESPEARE'S JULIUS CAESA

MELODRAMA

 Uses a technique marked by surge of feelings since melodrama highlights exaggeration of emotions.
 A superbly executed melodramatic plot can absorb the audience’s attention completely.
 A literary device that shows up in literature, stage plays, and film.
 It is a subgenre of drama that has exaggerated, often stereotypical characters and sensational,
emotional events.
 The characters are not strong, but they often face typical good versus evil scenarios with quite a bit of
drama built-in.
 The term melodrama comes from the Greek word melos, which means “song,” and French drame, which
means drama.
 Was a musical stage play that was popular in the Victorian era.

MUSICAL DRAMA

 The story is told through acting and dialogue, as well as through dance and music, as well.
 The story may be comedic, though it may also involve serious subjects.

OTHER FORMS OF LITERARY GENRES

DIARIES/JOURNALS

 Diaries and journals both contain records of experiences by its writer.

DIARY records events, transactions, or observations daily or at frequent intervals.

JOURNAL on the other hand, contains one’s experiences, ideas and reflections but not necessarily daily.

MEMOIRS

 An author’s narrative of his or her experiences, which makes it similar to an autobiography, but with
certain distinguishable characteristics.
 Highlight what the writer has witnessed, more than the telling of his or her own life, character, and
developing self.
 talks about how one remembers one's own life, an autobiography is history, requiring research, dates,
and facts double-checked.

SPEECHES

 The communication or expression of thoughts in spoken words.


 A formal address meant to be given to an audience
 They can also be used in nonfiction or fiction, depending on their purpose and use.

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