Spectacle Diction

Diction is the actual composition of the lines that are recited. Thought deals with what is said, and diction deals with how it is said. There are many ways to say something. A good playwright composes lines that say something extremely well. In a good play, some lines are so well constructed that the audience can leave the play quoting the lines exactly. Melody and Spectacle are accessories. The Greeks sometime s used musical accompaniment. Aristotle said the music (melody) h as to blend in with the p lay appropriately. Spectacle refers to the staging of the play . Again, as with melody, the spectacle should be appropriate to the theme of the play. Character Character is the second most important element of tragedy. Each character has an