THE NATURE OF DRAMA
THE NATURE OF DRAMA LECTURE BY EGURIASE S.M OKAKA Drama is a narrative art one of several modes in which mankind has learned to present a story. Stories presented to give pressure, entertain and educate. Drama can pass a moral message or teach a lesson as in the case of THE BOWELS OF MERCY and THE STORY OF THE EPILEPTIC MAN both plays by Eguriase S.M. Okaka. In addition, drama have a wide range function in the society, they may for example do the following: 1. Conserve it legend 2. Order it laws 3. Explore it problems 4. Demonstrates it codes 5. Ridicules it weakness 6. Extend it knowledge Stories must in some way happen within the range of human nature; the emotions of the Character, their reasons for doing what they do and how it feels to them to be in such situations must be within the range response of the recipient of the story. If the story is of an age and order of ideals different from his own, he must be a