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34 Chapter Three: Characteristics of Radio Serial Drama Message: A specific message or lesson for the audience that is related to the theme. For example, a drama based on the universal theme of the joy of parenthood might also contain the health message that both fathers and mothers need to be alert to their children’s health needs and even willing to forgo other activities in order to provide their children with proper care. Introduction Dramatic Conflict The Structure of a Drama The plot of every story and, therefore, every drama, is built on the same fivepart structure: 1. Introduction. The beginning of the drama, during which the major character appears perhaps along with one or two other characters, the plot (action) is initiated, the dramatic conflict is begun or hinted at, and the theme is foreshadowed. 2. Development (with conflict). The main body of the drama, during which the plot advances and dramatic conflict develops. 3. Climax. The point where the dramatic conflict becomes so intense that something must happen to end it. 4. Resolution or denouement. The final portion of the plot, in which the dramatic conflict is resolved or the problem solved. The conflict may be resolved in an unpleasant manner, for example, by divorce, murder, war, or death. Alternatively, the conflict may be resolved amicably or even in an amusing way. In an Enter-Educate drama, a negative resolution demonstrates what can happen if the pro-social message is ignored; a positive resolution shows the rewards of a message learned and practiced. 5. Conclusion. The ending, during which the loose ends of the story are tied up, either by the writer or the audience. Some cultures enjoy “dilemma tales,” in which the action stops just before the conclusion to allow audience members to fill Climax in the ending for themselves. In an Enter-Educate drama, the resolution and conclusion underscore the relevance of the message to the listening audience. The following short story—one of Aesop’s fables—illustrates the five-part structure of a story. It provides a good example for Enter-Educate writers, Dramatic Conflict because fables traditionally contain an educational message as well as the other four components of a story. Later script Conclusion samples in this book demonstrate how this story structure is maintained even when a more complex social message is added. Development Resolution
Chapter Three: Characteristics of Radio Serial Drama 35 EXAMPLE Bundle of Sticks Introduction A wise farmer was greatly distressed because his three sons were always quarreling with one another. He tried in vain to reconcile them by pointing out how foolish they were. Development Then one day the farmer called his sons to his room. Before him lay a heap of sticks that he had tied together in a bundle. Each son in turn was told to take up the bundle and break it in two. They all tried, each son trying to outsmart the other, but all the sons tried in vain. Climax When the sons finally gave up, the farmer untied the bundle and gave his sons the sticks to break one by one. This, of course, they did easily. Resolution and Conclusion Then the father said, “My sons, by this test you can see that as long as you remain united, you are strong enough to resist all your enemies. Once you quarrel and become separated, then you are destroyed." Introduction: The characters are introduced, and the personality of the main character is established. The setting is indicated by the work of the main character. The plot and dramatic conflict are established. The theme is foreshadowed. Development: The conflict among the sons continues. The foolishness of the sons is now also in “conflict" with the wisdom of the father. Climax: The conflict comes to a head and is resolved by the father’s wisdom. Resolution and conclusion: The conflict among the sons is resolved, and the message is made clear to the sons and to the audience. 3 Moral: Unity is strength. This story was presented in narrative form, with the narrator telling the characters’ tale for them. In drama, the characters tell—or reveal—their own story. The following pages present a dramatized version of the same fable, showing how, in drama, everything must be revealed through what the characters say and by some occasional, appropriate sound effects. A study of the two versions of the fable will show how dialogue is used to reveal in the drama all the details that are given by the narrator in the story.
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