drama assignment

Name : Ihwan Nurrozi

NIM : A 320080341

Class : I

“THE LESSON”

A Comic Drama

Character

• The Professor (aged 50-60) (male)

• The Young pupil (aged 18) (female)

• The Maid (45-50) (female)

Characterization

• The Professor (aged 50-60) (male)

An intellectual man, egoist, easy to loss control, have psychology problem, cold blooded murder.

• The Young pupil (aged 18) (female)

A diligent student, have high spirit, discipline, confidence, weak (strength of body).

• The Maid “Marie” (45-50) (female)

Have psychology problem, strong, brave, carefully, smart.

Theme

This story have many aspect that builder the main idea of the story. There are comedy, horror, education, and psychological. This drama tells about the professor that maniacs to always teach pupils and don’t let them go.

Setting

• Place

The office of the old professor, which also serves as a dining room. To the left, a door opens onto the apartments stair; upstage, to the right, another door opens onto a corridor of the apartments. Upstage, a little left of center, a window. The low building with red roofs of a small town can be seen in the distance. The sky is grayish-blue. The table doubles as a desk, it stands a provincial bullet. The tables doubles as a desk, it stands at stage center. There are three chair around the table, and two more stand on each side of the window. Light-colored wallpaper, some shelves with books.

• Time

In the morning when Summer season.

Plot

The drama using traditional plot structure. In this plot, there are four sequential levels; exposition-complication-climax or turning point-resolution.

• Exposition

It presents the introduction of the character and characterization, the problem, and also situation. In this case the part of exposition is start from first story until pupil explains her purpose or willing to Professor.

• Complication

Complication involves the tension of conflicts. In this case the part of complication is start from professor given lesson until professor out of control because in under pressure/stress.

• Climax

Climax is the highest tension of complication. The climax happen when the complication became the highest tension. In this case the part of Climax is when the professor out control and kill the pupil.

• Resolution

Resolution is the outcome of the story ends. It’s the end the story’s problem. In this case the part of resolution is when the maid come and explains something that has been her thinking. Such as the maid has been given attention to the professor but the professor ignoring that. Then, they together had hidden body the pupil until the end of the story.