Elements of Drama (Plot, Setting, Action, Dialogue, etc)

Before you can analyse a play, you need to understand its building blocks. In this lesson, you'll learn all the major elements of drama required for WAEC, NECO, JAMB and other Literature-in-English examinations.

In this video, you will learn:
1. Structural Elements: Playwright, Plot & Sub-plot, Setting, Prologue & Epilogue, Acts & Scenes
2. Performance Elements: Dialogue, Action, Stage Directions, Dramatic Monologue, Soliloquy, Aside
3. Character & Thematic Elements: Cast, Dramatis Personae, Characterisation, Narrator, Chorus, Protagonist & Antagonist, Anti-hero, Tragic Hero, Hamartia (Tragic Flaw), Hubris, Themes
4. Dramatic Devices: Peripeteia, Anagnorisis, Deus ex Machina, Catharsis, Dramatic Irony, Suspense, Foreshadowing, Comic Relief, Motivation, Flashback, Projection, Portmanteau Word
5. Stage Elements: Proscenium Arch, Thrust Stage, Arena Stage
6. Production Elements: Audition, Producer, Prompter.

Every concept is explained with simple definitions and examples to help you answer Literature questions with confidence. We'll also attempt some JAMB and WAEC past questions to solidify our understanding of the concepts discussed so far.