ECON 1200 1st Edition Lecture 5 Playwright Process 1 Select Subject Humanity Human Condition 2 Focus Top Dog The brothers Brothers Relationship 3 Card Monte Skill of Throwing Cards 3 Purpose Tell a Story Teach a Lesson Create Laughter Entertain Explore History Communicate Idea Address Current Events Politics The Purpose is created by audience The meaning of the play is different for everyone 4 Action Engages Audience Communicates Main Idea Allows Audience to Identify With the Characters Words Phrases to Know Conflict Reveals personality of main characters Crisis Obstacle encountered by main characters Plot What the main characters really do not what they talk about 5 Structure How the Play is Put Together Inciting Incident main action starts Climax Point of Highest Action Emotional Intensity Resolution Action Returning to Neutral 2 Types of Structure 1 Climatic Plot Structure Logical Cause Effect Small Number of Characters Only One Location No Subplots These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute 2 Episodic Plot Structure Not Logical Cause Effect Large Number of Characters Many Locations Subplots
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