Drama-redefined...

Well, now it seems that I’ve become somewhat expert in the ‘arena’ of drama. The terms that are being used in drama are beginning to make sense for me. All those ‘exclusive jargons’ seem to be at my fingertips-thanks to Dr. Edwin and Miss Siti. I’ve realised that in the quest of mastering something, you should first learn to love it and the process of mastering would take care of itself. I’ve started to perceive the term ‘drama’ in broader perspectives. Drama is not just about stages, actors and scripts; it’s more than that. It’s about giving meaning to the words on the papers and bringing the characters to life. It is more than a medium of entertainment; it provides a platform for the audience to boggle their minds on the issues that are being highlighted by the playwrights. Thus, I think it is time for us to take this term ‘drama’ more seriously as it is an integrated part of us the future English teachers and we cannot deny or resist it...

The secret of prologue....

Well, I was interested to find out that modern plays lack two important elements that were very crucial in the Greek plays- the prologue and the exodus. I would like to talk about the prologue as it serves as a platform for the playwright to not just expose the characters but also provide significant details about the main characters especially the protagonist. Personally, the prologue can be equated to an ‘imaginary stage’ that is predominantly occupied by the protagonist. In a nutshell, it is in this stage that the character of the protagonist is revealed and his/her development becomes obvious to the audience which will facilitate the development of the central conflict in the first scene. Thus, I believe that the importance of the prologue is undeniable and thus, we as readers should focus more on the prologue while reading the Aristotelian plays.

First class of EDU 3217...

First class of drama...Wow! What can I say? Everything went extraordinarily normal!!! I came early for the class, had “hold” of my usual seat and best of all Dr. Edwin; my lecturer was in a good mood. Of course all these things might seem usual but in a drama class-‘expect the unexpected’...The first thing that struck my mind when the word ‘drama’ is mentioned is fear! The worry of how to read the “ancient English” lines in the plays keeps boggling my mind (put aside understanding, I cannot even pronounce it properly). My anxiety level shoots up when I discovered that we are supposed to complete five different of drama ranging four thousand years in between. Even though the class was at 3pm (my official sleeping hours) but to my surprise, drama class was not that bad at all- it was shockingly interesting! Besides the core factor that it’s a Dr. Edwin’s class, personally, I believe that this course has a lot to offer me and my course mates who are going to be future teachers soon. Thus, I hope to complete this course with flying colours...