MELODRMA COMPREHENSION!

1.In which century did melodrama develop? Melodrama developed in 19th century in France

2. Why is it called ‘melodrama’?
The plays were always accompanied by music – hence its name “melo” – melody or music – to heighten the emotional impact on the audience or to signal a particular response.

3. Why was melodrama so popular?
They used spectacular settings, music, exaggerated acting and encouraged audience interaction to promote its popularity.

4. List the three (3) segments of a standard melodrama plot. What action does each segment involve? the 3 segments are
- Provocation: the initial cause for setting action into motion – jealousy or greed forces an evil character to plan an offence.
- Pangs: the consequential sufferings of the good and innocent characters who are caught up in the evil plot.
- Penalty: in a last minute twist of fate, the wicked character has their plans foiled and receives a punishment for his/her evil actions.

5. What are some conflicting themes a melodrama would usually explore?

Melodrama’s used spectacular settings, stage effects (such as earthquakes, volcanos or fires), elaborate costumes and music to increase their impact and appeal. The plays were always accompanied by music – hence its name “melo” – melody or music – to heighten the emotional impact on the audience or to signal a particular response.

6. Are the characters in melodrama life-like or stereotyped?
Melodrama characters were not meant to be particularly life-like, rather they were meant to have identifiable types of personalities.

7. List three (3) stock characters and describe each of their personal qualities.- A hero. Handsome, strong, brave, honest and reliable. Status: Middle class or higher.
- A heroine. Beautiful, courageous, innocent and vulnerable. Status: Middle class or higher.
- A villain. Cunning, without morals, dishonest, cruel and evil. Status: Middle class or higher.

8. What is the difference between the faithful servant and a maid servant? the faithful servant does the dirty work and the maid servant is lively

9. What is an ‘aside’?- Asides: an aside is where any character speaks directly to the audience to reveal a thought or plan that is kept secret from the rest of the other characters. The actor’s delivery of the aside should instil a feeling of secrecy and draw the audiences focus away from the other action and onto their ‘secret’.

8x1 train track terror

Improvements:

1. If we were to memorize, memorize it well

2. Show more expression

3. Show more emotion the given role

4. Do more actions



What went well?

1. Our team was cooperative

2. We tried our very best

3. We tried to memorize our lines

4. Our voices were loud



Costumes:

1. Villain: A cloak and a mustache

2. The Hero: Maybe like a cape like superman wears

3. The Sidekick: Ugly pants and a shirt

4. The Maiden: A dress



Props:

1. Villain: Weapons

2. The Sidekick: A rope

THE MAIDEN

I dressed up as a maiden
I used some light foundation and used earnings and let my hair loose. I wore a brown dress because I cold to find a white dress and that's the only dress I could find. The maiden's role is usually the victim and is also usually what the villain is aiming for so the hero can come in and save the maiden as well as saving the day. My posture that u was gladly surprised that just in time the hero came to save me.

THE HERO

I dressed up like a hero
I used some foundation to brighten up my face and show a more hero face. I wore a green cape and a greenish blue shirt with dark blue pant. A hero's role is to deadest the villain and bring peace to the society and to get rid of all the nastiness that the villain had brought. A hero's role is also to save the maiden and to save any innocent people that are in trouble and that need help.

THE VILLAIN

I dressed up like a villain

I used black makeup to make the mustache and the tiny beard on my chin. I wore cloak as written to describe the villain and I wore blackish grey pants and a blue shirt under the cloak. A villain has the most villainous plans and is usual screwed at the end😬. The villains job is to make trouble and trouble the innocent people and full this world with the most nasty things and people. my position is my thinking of some evil ideas to destroy the town, as shown with my hand actions and my body structure.

Year 8 Drama

MYP: melodrama
KEY CONCEPT:Relationships
RELATED CONCEPT: audience,expression,presentation
GLOBAL CONTEXT: fairness and developments
STATEMENT OF INQUIRY:A hero saves the day in melodrama to ensure that justice and peace will overrule the destroying plans of evildoers.
INQUIRY QUESTION:
-Will the hero always destroy the evil plans of the villain to save the day? Will melodrama always have a happy ending?
-Must all stories have a happy ending?Will good always win against evil? How can the world become a better and more peaceful environment for all?