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  1. Creating The Script
  2. The Playwright’s Role
  3. Creating The Script: The Tasks Involved
    1. Subject
    2. Focus and Emphasis
    3. Dramatic Purpose
  4. Structure In Drama
    1. Essentials of Dramatic Structure
      1. Plot
      2. Action
      3. Conflict
      4. Opposed Forces
      5. Balance of Forces
    2. Creating a Dramatic Structure
      1. Opening Scene
      2. Obstacles and Complications
      3. Crises and Climaxes
    3. Two Basic Structures: Climactic and Episodic
      1. Climactic Plot Construction
        1. The plot begins late in the story
        2. Scenes, locales, and characters are restricted
        3. Construction is tight
      2. Episodic Plot Construction
        1. People, places, and events proliferate
        2. There may be a parallel plot or subplot
        3. Contrast and juxtaposition are used
        4. The overall effect is cumulative
      3. Combinations of Climactic and Episodic Construction
    4. Other Dramatic Structures
      1. Ritual as Structure
      2. Patterns as Structure
      3. Serial Structure
      4. Avant-garde and Experimental Structures
      5. Segments and Tableaux as Structure
  5. Creating Dramatic Characters
    1. Types of Dramatic Characters
      1. Extraordinary Characters
      2. Representative or Quintessential Characters
      3. Stock Characters
      4. Characters with a Dominant Trait
      5. Minor Characters
      6. Narrator or Chorus
      7. Nonhuman Characters
    2. Juxtaposition of Characters
  6. Summary





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