Home Dear Educator Letter Curriculum Connections Enroll Julius Caesar The Philadelphia Story Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Casablanca The Man Who Came to Dinner Brigadoon Ah, Wilderness! GASLIGHT Behind the Scenes Before/During Viewing Activities After Viewing Activities Elements of Drama Aspects of Film Evaluation

ELEMENTS OF DRAMA Theme Deception and obsession Plot Plan Exposition (characters, setting, and conflict are introduced), a narrative hook, rising action, climax, the falling action, and the resolution in which the conflict is resolved. Foreshadowing Clues to future events. Examples include the letter Paula finds in the score sheet, the portrait of Paula's aunt, the gaslights dimming and the unsolved murder.