In contrast to a poet, novelist and other artists, a dramatist does control the progress of events in real time and can alter the apparent pace at which time passes for his or her audience. It is an art form appropriate to civilization that is aware of change, inevitable change due to forces within society or the environment, or unexpected change brought about throught the activity of individauls. Drama is a contemplative art, interested in how things are at any one moment, when the still moment of appreciation is presented as a culmination of active participation in events, or as a contrast to ongoing activity, or when one state of mind succeeds another. Theatre have provided the audience with a time, space, environment, atmosphere and opportunity to an experience during which understanding and sympathy have been progressively developed, and their conclusions take this process to a final reckoning. Theatre Can Make Use of Words Theatre can work without words, by use of spectacle, dance, or mime, but many of the most successful plays use words marvelously.
Words are a vital and powerful element of theatre.
They may be spoken quickly or slowly, loudly or quietly, in high or low pitch, and in each manner the effect of these words is different. A good dramatist imagines everything that happens onstage and provide words that wll both fit in with all of this complex phenomena and help to define it, first for the actor and then for the audience. This is a prime reason why writing a good plays is so very difficult and why, when care is taken by the playwright, words carry more than usual definition of each person's involvement in the drama. By manipulating words, a dramatist can focus an audience's attention on exactly that element in a play that is important at any one moment. The defination given by strong and simple words is a great power in the theatre, for however complicated a particular situation, speech can clarify it and draw it forward.