VANITY , WHAT IS THY PRICE?

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■ Definition of Drama

Drama is a show that tells a story, the media used to convey the story through the movements and dialogues of the characters.

■ Dramatic Text Structure

The drama structure consists of three parts, namely as follows.

Prologue: an introduction as an introduction to provide a general description of the actor, conflict or what is happening in the drama.

Dialogue: a conversation between two or more people. Dialogue is an essential part of drama. In drama, there must be emotional inspiration and dialogue is also conveyed with clear pronunciation of words and volume of voice.

Epilogue: the concluding remarks that conclude a play. Epilogue is useful for formulating the main content of drama.

The scene only covers one dialogue between several characters.

> Orientation: introducing the characters, stating the situation of the story, proposing conflicts that will be developed in the main part of the story.

> Complication or middle part of the story: the main actor finds obstacles between him and his goal, experiences various misunderstandings in the struggle to overcome these obstacles.

> Resolution or denouement: the boundary point that separates complications and resolution, usually called the climax (turning point). At the climax there are important changes in the fate of the main actors.

■ Types of Dramatic Subtitles

According to Budianta, there are basically 5 types of drama, namely: tragedy,comedy,tragicomedy, melodrama, and farce. The explanation is as follows.

♡ Tragedy: a drama whose story ends in grief or sorrow.

♡Comedy: a drama whose story ends with joy.

♡Tragicomedy: a drama that combines tragedy and comedy.

♡Melodrama: a performance when without any conversation, emotions are built through music.

♡Farce: in general, it can be said as a caricatural drama or exaggerated comedy.

- In Asmara (1983: 12), the types of drama are divided into three categories, namely tragedy, drama, and comedy.

* Tragedy is the oldest type of drama to emerge from the life and death rites of the Dyonesis in Greece that were directed to serious dimensions of human life and character.

The play according to Haerkotter is another form of tragedy.

* Comedy is the main actor involved in his own mistakes such as pride, pride or in complicating relationships outside of himself.

● Based on the presentation of the play, drama is divided into 7 (seven) types, namely:

-    Tragedy: drama that ends in sadness.

-    Comedy: drama filled with humor.

- Opera: drama where dialogue is accompanied by music.

-   Melodrama: almost similar to opera, which is a drama in which the dialogue is pronounced accompanied by a melody or music.

-   Farce: drama that resembles a joke, but not completely joke.

- Tablo: a drama that prioritizes movement, the players do not speak the lines, but only make movements.

-    Ballet: a type of drama that combines drama and dance.

● Based on the means of staging, the types of drama are divided into 6 (six), namely:

- Stage play: the type of drama played by actors on stage.

- Radio drama: drama that only the audience can listen to, cannot be seen and touched.

- Television drama: almost similar to a stage play, except that television drama is not palpable.

- Drama films: dramas that use the big screen are usually shown by the cinema.

- Wayang drama: a type of drama that is accompanied by a puppet show.

- Puppet drama: darama actors are depicted as puppets played by several people.

● Based on the presence or absence of a drama script, the type of drama is divided into 2 (two), namely:

- Traditional drama: a type of drama that does not use a script.

- Modern drama: a type of drama that uses a script.

■ Elements of a Dramatic Text

The elements of drama are grouped into two categories, namely intrinsic elements and extrinsic elements. The explanation is as follows.

■ Intrinsic Elements of Drama

The following are the intrinsic elements of drama, namely:

■ Figure and Personnel

Characterization is the process of performing a character as a character in a drama performance (Budiyati, 2009: 26).

■ Character

Character is the behavior played by the main actor. The character of the protagonist is the character of good behavior played by the character. Meanwhile, the antagonistic character is the character of evil behavior played by the character.

■ Plot

According to Riris K. Sarumpaet (in Budiyati, 2009: 28). Flow is a series of events that are interwoven based on the law of cause and effect; and is a pattern, a linkage of events that moves the course of the story towards conflict and its resolution.

■Theme

Themes are the cultivation of main ideas which are supported by the interweaving of character elements, plot, and story setting and formulated through dialogue.

■ Mandate

The mandate is the message the author sends through the play, and how the author's solution to the problems he describes.

■ The Extrinsic Element of Drama

Extrinsic elements of drama are all kinds of elements that are outside the drama text, but also play a role in the existence of the drama text. These elements include:

Author's biography or curriculum vitae.

Author's philosophy of life.

The socio-cultural elements of the community are considered to be able to provide input that supports the creation of the drama work.

■ Characteristics of a Drama Text

- Here are the characteristics of a drama text that you should know.

The entire story takes the form of dialogue, both narrator and character.

All dialogue in the drama does not use quotation marks.

The drama script is equipped with certain instructions that must be done by the characters in the drama.

The drama script is located above the dialogue or to the left of the dialogue.

There must be conflict, action.

Drama must be acted.

The tempo is less than 3 hours.

There are no repetitions at a time.

Vanity and Pride

Narrator:

Madame Loise was pretty girl born into poor family. She had no expectation and she felt so trapped by her situation that she married a little clerkin agoverment office. Her tastes were simple because she had never been able to afford any other, but she was as unhappy as though she had married beneath her status; for women have no caste and class, their beauty, grace, and charm serving them for birth or family. She suffered endlessly, feeling herself born every delicacy and luxury. She suffered from the poorness of her house, from its bare walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains.

Scene 1

MONSIEUR LOISEL: Sweetheart, I have a surprise for you.

MADAME LOISEL: Really, what is the surprise?

MONSIEUR LOISEL: See for yourself.

(He place the invitation on the table.)

Swiftly she tears open the envelop and draws out a printed car and reads out.

“The Minister and Madame Ramponneau 

request the pleasure of the company of 

Monsieur and Madame Loisel 

at the Ministery on the evening of Monday, January the Eeighteenth.”

MONSIEUR LOISEL: Isn’t it wonderful?

MADAME LOISEL: What do you mean? What can i do with it?

(She tosses the invitation on the table)

MADAME LOISEL: I have nothing suitable to wear to this glamorous occasion.

MONSIEUR LOISEL: Why..Why, you can wear your theater gown, of course. It’s really quite suitable.

[Monsieur Loisel paces and thinks.]

MONSIEUR LOISEL: There must be a way! How much do you thik a suitable gown would cost, something very simple but elegan as well, of course.

MADAME LOISEL: I’m not too sure, but maybe 400 francs.

MONSIEUR LOISEL: I’ve been saving and i think i have just about 400 francs. You could take it to buy a gown.

Scene 2

MONSIEUR LOISEL: You make any dress come to life, my dear. How ravishing you look!

MADAME LOISEL: [Pouting and Whining] But I’ll be disgraced!

MONSIEUR LOISEL: Disgraced? What can you possibly mean? You will be the most beautiful woman there!

MADAME LOISEL: You just don’t understand! It’s so annoying! I don’t have a single piece of jewelry to wear with my gown.

MONSIEUR LOISEL: There is one thing, one possibility that you’ve forgotten.

MADAME LOISEL: [sniffs] What’s that?

MONSIEUR LOISEL: Your old classmate! Madame Jeanne Forestier! She is really well of. I’m sure she would be willing to lend you some of her jewelry!

MADAME LOISEL: [Her sniffs turn into laughter and joy.] Of course! I can borrow something suitable from Jeanne. Thank you, darling.

Narrator:

Madame Loisel was absolutely smashing! She was prettier than any of other women: elegant, graceful smiling and wild with joy. Everyone noticed her, and her husband’s boss seemed to want every dance with her.

Scene 3

MADAME LOISEL: [Looking in mirror] Oh my God! Oh no, no.. I…I have…Oh my God, this can not happen!

MONSIEUR LOISEL: What? What is it?

MADAME LOISEL: I have lost Madame Forestier’s necklace!

MONSIEUR LOISEL: It can’t be true! It’s impossible!

[They begin frantically searching through their coats and clothes, and on the floor.]

MADAME LOISEL: Oh God, help us!

MONSIEUR LOISEL: It must be here somewhere. Necklace don’t just evaporate.

[Madame Loisel begins weeping and sobbing as she searches.]

MONSIEUR LOISEL: I shall go back on foot, over the entire route, to see whether or not i can find it.

[He rushes out. Madame Loisel sinks into a chair, sobbing. After more than a hour he comes back.]

MADAME LOISEL: Did you find it? Tell me! Did you?

MONSIEUR LOISEL: [reamains silent]

MADAME LOISEL: Did you find it or not?

MONSIEUR LOISEL: I am afraid not.

Scene 4

Narrator:

Madame Loisel didn;t tell Madame Forestier that she lost her neclace and she chose to replace it. The replacement cost them everything. Madame Loisel came to know the ghastly life of abject poverty. Their previous life seemed downright luxurious compared to what they had now.

MONSIEUR LOISEL: MAtilda, my love. I have made the last payment on our debt. We have nothing left for ourselves, but at least we are free from the loan of 20000 francs.

MADAME LOISEL: Free at last

MONSIEUR LOISEL: Look! Isn;t that Madame Forestier over there? You have not spoken to her since that day. Go talk to her.

MADAME LOISEL: Uh, Hello. Good day.

MADAME FORESTIER: You must have mistaken me for someone else. Ecuse me please…

MADAME LOISEL: Jeanne, don’t you recognize me? It’s me, Matilda.

MADAME FORESTIER: Matilda? But it can’t be. You look so worn and old

MADAME LOISEL: No really, It’s me. I’ve changed because I have had to endure ten hard years of manual labor, scrubbing floors and taking in laundry.

MADAME FORESTIER: My dear, what could have happened to make you do that?

MADAME LOISEL: It was your necklace, or rather my desire to be elegant, that caused this.

MADAME FORESTIER: But how is that possible? I have the necklace. I wore it to the theater just other night.

MADAME LOISEL: The necklace you have is actually just a replacement. I’m afraid that i lost yours. We borrowed money to purchase a replacement and have spent the past ten years paying off the debt, but today, we have made the last payment.

MADAME FORESTIER: Ten years? Surely it could not have taken that long to pay off the amount needed to replace the necklace?

MADAME LOISEL: What do you mean?

MADAME FORESTIER: Mine was a fake; replacement should have cost you nothing more than 500 francs. Oh, my poor, poor, dear Matilda.

After you read the script in your book

1. Did the ending of the play surprise you? What kind of ending did you expect ? Explain it down in the comment below !

2. Have you ever borrowed something and lost it? How did you try to find it? Write it in your blog!

Answer :

I once borrowed something, namely a novel book from my friend, but I forgot to keep the book as well as possible, in the end the book disappeared then I talked to my friend, that the book he lent me was missing. In the end I bought the same novel to replace it.

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