Drama is literature intended for performance. The form is often combined with music and dance, as in opera and musical theatre. A play is a subset of this form, referring to the written dramatic work of a playwright that is intended for performance in a theatre; it comprises chiefly dialogue between characters, and usually aims at dramatic or theatrical performance rather than at reading. A closet drama, by contrast, refers to a play written to be read rather than to be performed; hence, it is intended that the meaning of such a work can be realized fully on the page. Nearly all drama took verse form until comparatively recently. COUNT 5
QSN1 Literature intended for performance is what? ANS1 Drama QSN2 Drama is sometimes blended with what other elements? ANS2 music and dance QSN3 What are two types of drama that incorporate music or dance? ANS3 opera and musical theatre QSN4 Drama meant to be performed in a theater is what? ANS4 A play QSN5 What do we call the author of a play? ANS5 a playwright