Tips for the Drama Section (Grade 11 NSC Matric English HL): Flashcards

Understanding plot, character actions, stage directions, settings

Reading between lines; interpreting subtext & unstated meanings

Central idea or underlying message explored through the play

Tone = speaker's attitude; mood = audience's emotional atmosphere

Serious events & downfall of tragic hero; explores fate, loss

Speech when character alone; reveals private inner thoughts

Audience knows something characters don't; creates tension/humour

Objects, settings, or actions representing deeper ideas

250-300 words

Literal, reorganisation, inference, evaluation, appreciation