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Evaluating Plays: A Comprehensive Guide to Dramatic Critique

This guide explores the essential elements of play evaluation, including genre conventions and character development. It highlights the importance of distinguishing between the production aspects and the script itself. Key considerations include the play's ability to evoke emotions, the roundness and believability of characters, and the universality of themes. With a focus on personal reactions and critical analysis, this resource provides a checklist for assessing various types of drama, ensuring a thorough understanding of the work being evaluated.

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Evaluating Plays: A Comprehensive Guide to Dramatic Critique

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  1. Judging A Play Writing Informed, Useful Evaluations of Dramatic Works

  2. There are many elements to consider when evaluating a play. • Does it belong to a particular type of drama? • Also, remember that theaters impose some conventions. • Classic Greek Theater uses a CHORUS • Many Shakespearian plays use SOLILIQUOY • Some plays are MUSICALS. Evaluating a Play

  3. How well does the play fulfill its own conventions? • If the play is a tragedy that wants you to feel for the protagonist, has it done that? • Are the main characters fully rounded and believable? • Do their actions follow from their personalities? Does the play rely on some deus ex machina device? • What is the theme? • Is it universal? How easy is it to apply to the real world outside of the play? Aspects for Critique

  4. What are your own reactions? • It is impossible to truthfully judge a work without involving our own reaction to it. • Be careful to distinguish a production from the play itself. • It is important to distinguish between direction, acting, setting, etc that are elements of production and the script itself. Aspects for Critique

  5. What type of play is it? • What are the conventions of this type of play? • How well does the play fulfill those conventions? • Are the main characters fully realized? • Do their actions follow from their personalities, or do the actions seem imposed on them? • Do any symbols stand out? What are their meanings? • What emotion does the play evoke? • What is the play’s theme? Is it universal? Checklist for Evaluation

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