Drama: A Narrative Medial and the Workshop of the Artist

Abstract

Of all the literary genres, dramatic art has the advantage of having dual ways to reach the public; that is, it can be read as well as be watched. The wider acknowledgement given to dramatic form is that it is meant to be staged, but at the same time, it cannot be ascribed entirely to the stage alone because, the reading communities around the world accommodate reading of dramas that have universal appeal. It is often said about Shakespeare’s plays that they are more read than staged. This confirms the place attributed to drama in human life. Yet, the performance of it gives life to the text and, in that sense while staging a drama, to sustain and emphasize the theme the dramatist has to adopt several techniques even while writing the play. The dramatist has to foresee the play in action which leads to the openness of the content as the public interpretations differ especially, if it is an open-ended drama, and this becomes the unique characteristic of drama.