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//** Drama Year 11 **//

Exam Prep!
Here is the link to the [|Aleppo write-up]. Please add info to help everyone prepare! EPIC THEATRE If you want to use Epic Theatre, then a great place to start is the BBC's GCSE revision pages. [|See them here] The BBC radio clip isn't there but [|this is an audio talk]on Epic Theatre which is really good and comprehensive. Take notes while you listen!! Go to the Drama Year 13 page for more.

Melodrama Go to the pages below for...
 * 1) Melodrama history and background
 * 2) Classic Victorian Melodrama
 * 3) Characters and style

[|Here is a useful link], with other links from there!

A Typical Melodrama Plot The most typical plot for a melodrama is “Can’t Pay the Rent”. . . The Aged Parent has got the family into financial problems and can’t pay the rent The Villain owns the property and sends his Henchman to demand payment. The daughter ( Heroine ) learns of the debt and will stand by her father, seek employment and honour the debt. The Henchman reports back to the Villain who learns of the girl’s great beauty. He wants to meet her and marry her, in return for the debt being forgiven. The Heroine is seeking employment and meets the Hero, an honest working lad. They fall in love. The Villain summons the Heroine to his big house and tells her that unless she marries him the family will be ruined and her father put into prison. She reluctantly agrees. The Hero learns of this and goes to the big house with his friend (the Sidekick ). The Sidekick and Henchman fight. The Sidekick dies. The Hero fights and kills the Henchman then fights the Villain, who surrenders, forgives the debt and promises not to marry the Heroine. The Hero and Heroine get married and live happily ever after.

Watch [|THIS LINK] is to the Melodrama DVD that explores pretty much everything you need to know about American melodrama. Note that America was still quite a frontier society and the Villains were much more likely to put the heroine in mortal danger rather than endangering her reputation or social standing.

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