1. Geographical location--the exact place (which includes climate)
2. Date--year, season, time of day
3. Economic environment--class level, state of wealth or poverty
4. Political environment
5. Social environment
6. Regious environment
They are deeply rooted in Previous Actions and the resulting polar attitude at the beginning of the play
Previous Actions
Polar Attitude
2) Dialogue, the Facade of the Playscript :
Dialogue Is Action ; Dialogue Is in Verse or Prose ; Dialogue Is Inner Language
3) Dramatic Action : the clash of forces in a play--the continuous conflict between characters
Acting is the how ; action is the what.
All action Is Reciprocal : All action forces counter-action, or action in two directions with adjustments in between
The Divisions of Action : French Scenes
Finding and Labeling the Action : Use Active Verbs
A shames ; B ignores ; A pleads ; B softens ; A begs; B rejecys
4) Characters evolve through Actions
5) Ideas
6) Tempos
7) Moods
