Drama Vs. Novel
Difference between Drama and Novel:- As it is said that tastes made the colors;
in the same way, for every person who appreciates art and literature, the various literary genres were created, each with its special characteristics and purpose.
But in some cases, people can confuse these genres since they are often related to each other. Below this post is all about the difference between Drama and Novel.
Difference between Drama and Novel
Drama
In the literary sense, the term drama refers to a composition in prose or verse, which uses dialogue to present a story (especially intended to be acted or interpreted in a scenario).
In which conflicts and situations arise between the characters; for this reason, it is not surprising that the word drama is also associated with theater.
The drama presents a written story in which each character plays a role in each situation and their interventions are reflected in the dialogues.
What are the four elements of drama?
The first four, character, plot, theme, and dialogue remain the same.
What are the types of drama?
There are again four types of drama, comedy, tragedy, tragicomedy, and melodrama.
However, all of them have their place in modern culture and are appreciable.
The word theater comes from the Greek ‘δρᾶμα’ which means to do or to act.
The drama, in relation to the theater, means that it is written to be acted upon.
It has elements of tragedy and comedy and like the first, also had its origin in Greece.
In addition, the drama when exhibited in theater may also include songs, such as an opera.
Eye: Although related, theater and drama are not the same.
Novel
The novel, on the other hand, is a story written for the purpose of being read; although at present some novels have been adapted to the cinema,
the truth is that these are not written with the purpose of that they are acted.
The novel can be defined as fictional narrative prose of considerable length and complexity;
in which the characters are usually portrayed and presented in a sequential organization of actions and scenes.
In essence, the novel usually follows the following structure: beginning, middle, and end. It can be written in the first or third person.
The events that are given can be described by means of dialogues; also the thoughts of the personages can be described; which is not possible in the drama.
To make all this clearer, here’s an example of what a story would be like if it were a drama or if it were a novel.
Drama
[Mariana and Ana Maria enter the stage on the left side]
Mariana: look how beautiful the flowers are this morning.
Ana María: When you are sad as I am today, you do not appreciate the beauty of anything.
Mariana: you always say the same; apparently you’ve never been happy.
Although it costs you to believe it, since you only know the pain; some people have reason to be happy.
Novel
As they watched the flowers one morning, Mariana and Ana María talked again.
To start the Marian dialogue mentioned the beauty of the flowers, but Ana Maria once again did not share her appreciation,
claiming that sadness prevents her from seeing the beauty of things.
Mariana responds that from what she says and has always said, it follows that she has never been happy.
Ana María, who in the background felt unmasked after this observation of Mariana; replies that she does not hide behind a mask of happiness.
To all this Mariana returns to answer that not everyone who claims to be happy wears a mask and that the fact that she does not know happiness does not mean that happy people do not exist.
Again, Ana Maria was reflective when noticing that what her partner was saying was true.
In Conclusion
The Key difference between drama and novel is drama is written to be acted or interpreted on a stage and it uses dialogue to present the story,
while the novel is written for the purpose of being read; not actuated.
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