PLOT: External and Internal Action

Conflict Analysis Applied to a SceneChapter 6TH166 Theories of Play ProductionSummer 2010Lesson #7 Conflict Analysis Applied to a Scene

What is a scene?French sceneLocation-based sceneTime-based sceneShakespearean sceneA unit of conflict with a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Smaller UnitsAction a characters main intent in a sceneBeats a smaller momentary unit of intent

ObjectivesObjectives should come from the characters goalsBe directed at the other characters (not ones self or the audience)Describe the inner life of the character (not the outward physical life)Relate to the main idea of the playBe framed in the form of an infinitive phrase from an active (transitive), concrete verb

Todays English lesson...Concrete Verb += Transitive verb require a subject AND an objectActive voice the subject performs the actionInfinitive phrase to plus a verb and an object

QuestionsWhat is the moment when the scenes major conflict is resolved?What question is resolved in the moment of climax?Who is the person who drives the scene through its conflict-resolution process?Who are the opposing forces against whom the protagonist struggles?What is the introductory incident?What is the moment of engagement?What part of the scene functions as the denouement?

QuestionsWhat is the protagonists major need, action?How des an opposing characters action create the scenes conflict?

What are the beats the protagonist pursues?What beats does the opposing character pursue that create and sustain conflict?

AssignmentRead Chapter 6 Conflict Analysis Applied to a Scene in Introduction to Play AnalysisComplete the Lesson #7 Quiz on Blackboard