Mrs. Robertson
English 7-8
May 12 2017
Dramatic Techniques
Dramatic techniques are used to help readers have a greater understanding of work; it is also used to convey idea and beliefs to the readers. Dramatic techniques are used by play writers to help readers appreciate a written work, for example dramatic irony, paradox, soliloquy, haramtic, this are some of the used to develop skills, creativity and enhance meaning and understanding of the story. These techniques can be seen in play such as The Broken Calabash, The Crucible and Othello, without dramatic devices plays would be boring and lifeless. They are also used to strengthen argument and to develop theme and present stories in a dramatic and surprising way …show more content…
In the crucible we know John proctor is going to try to expose Abigail Williams for her lie and that is about the only hint given to us in the play. In Othello we are given a lot of hint of what is going to happen. For example we know Desdemona is going die, for a crime didn’t commit, and Iago is going to exposes and Othello is going to be destroy himself after he finds out what happens. The author proves hints or clues to the reader, which allowing predictions to be made about what will happen later in the story. Foreshadowing is uses to build suspense and how let the reader know and prepare the reader what is going to happen. Foreshadowing also gives the reader chances to make perdition on when and how things are going to happen.
Soliloquy is a speech given by a character so the audience can know what he is thinking or give information about what his actions are in the play. There really isn’t any soliloquy in the crucible, but in Othello there are a lot of soloiquy given mostly by Iago as he talking about how he is going to destroy Othello. Soliloquy gives the reader an inside of the characters motive behind their actions. Without soliloquys plays would be really difficult to