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Drama: Maria Teresa T. Asistido

Drama originated from the Greek word meaning "to do" or "act." The earliest forms of drama were tragedy and comedy in ancient Athens. Tragedy focused on mortal heroes and their suffering, while comedy ranged from bawdy to social commentary. During the Middle Ages, religious dramas like mystery and morality plays emerged. By the Renaissance, drama was liberated from religion and revived the forms of ancient Greece, seen in Shakespeare's works. The play explores how social classes in the Philippines are trapped in systems of oppression unless fundamental value systems change.

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Drama: Maria Teresa T. Asistido

Drama originated from the Greek word meaning "to do" or "act." The earliest forms of drama were tragedy and comedy in ancient Athens. Tragedy focused on mortal heroes and their suffering, while comedy ranged from bawdy to social commentary. During the Middle Ages, religious dramas like mystery and morality plays emerged. By the Renaissance, drama was liberated from religion and revived the forms of ancient Greece, seen in Shakespeare's works. The play explores how social classes in the Philippines are trapped in systems of oppression unless fundamental value systems change.

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DRAMA

Maria Teresa T. Asistido


Drama
 The word drama comes from
the Greek word "dran" which
means "to do" or "to act," —
doing and acting have always
been drama's major
characteristics.
 A person who writes plays is
a playwright or a dramatist.
Playwright is a combination
of "play" and "wright" (worker
or builder).
Types of Drama
 Tragedy began during the 6th century B.C. in ancient
Athens. It began with a small number of choral
members impersonating heroes and other important
figures. The heroes were noteworthy for their
achievements, but they were mortals and suffered
death. They also experienced grief and sorrow.
 Then, ancient Athens developed comedy. Since
there was great freedom of speech, the comedy writers
created a boisterous, lewd, and freely critical type of
comedy called the Old Comedy. When freedom of
speech declined in the 4th century B.C., the Old
Comedy was replaced by "Middle Comedy, "a more
social, discreet, and international drama. This was
then followed by New Comedy or Comedy of Manners, a
play which features the development of plot, situation,
and character. This type of comedy dramatizes the
regeneration of individuals, beginning in doubt and
ending in success.
Types of Drama
 After the breakup of the Roman Empire in the west at 5th
century A.D., drama was all but forgotten. When it
reemerged in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, it came
as short dramatizations during Easter and Christmas
masses. By the end of the 13th century, plays had become
too long and complex to be performed as part of religious
services. Drama was then performed outdoors during
spring or early summer as post-Easter celebrations,
particularly Corpus Christi Day. These dramatizations
were called Mystery Plays or Corpus Christi Plays. They
were collections of plays dramatizing Biblical stories.
Later, the Morality Play was developed. Its objective was
to show how to live a Christian life.

 By the sixteenth century, drama became liberated


from this religious foundation and began presenting the
twists and turns of human conflicts. The culture of drama
of ancient Greece and Rome was revived. An entirely new
drama was born. The tragedy and comedy which
originated in Greece enjoyed a new birth during the
Renaissance in Europe. These are shown in
Shakespearean plays.
Other Types of Drama Flowing from
Tragedy and Comedy

 Farce is a drama which intends to make the


audience laugh. It is full of slapstick and
extravagant dialogue, with exaggerated
emotions and actions.
 Melodrama brings characters to the brink
of ruin, only to be saved by the hero, who
always arrives just in time — .and with
superhuman resources and strength pays
the mortgage, saves the business, and rescues
the heroines while the villain flees.
 Social drama is sometimes called problem
drama. This type of play which evolves in
the nineteenth century explores social
problems and the individual's place in
society. The plays can be tragic, comic, or
mixed.
ANG BALAY NI BILAY HILAY ni Joel R. Arbolario

 Oppressor
 Oppressed-
oppressor
 Oppressed
 Common Tao
 Marginalized
Group
ANG BALAY NI BILAY HILAY ni Joel R. Arbolario

 Oppressor
 Aristocrats
 Capitalists
 Oppressed-oppressor
 Bourgeois
 Petty Bourgeois
 Oppressed
 Proletariats
 Common Tao
 Lumpenproletariats
 Marginalized
Group
TWO VALUE SYSTEMS:
UTANG NA LOOB & BAHALA NA
HILAY MAN GIHAPON?
HILAY MAN GIHAPON?
Ang balay hilay man gihapon?
 Change the two important value
systems
 Possible

 Impossible

 Reasons

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