Comments on: All Drama is Conflict

By: Drawing a Verbal Straight Line | WordPunk

Drawing a Verbal Straight Line | WordPunk — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:51:05 +0000

[...] lie to the beauty of the plain truth of a straight line because we crave conflict and we are coded for drama and [...]

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:58:44 +0000

That’s a good example of a drama in constant conflict. Even if one conflict is resolved, another one quickly takes its place. There’s never a break from the tension.

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:48:18 +0000

Conflict ensures something is happening. People are always interested in watching how tension unravels and explodes.

By: kathakali.chatterjee

kathakali.chatterjee — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:24:33 +0000

I think I got an example – I watched “Twelve Angry Men” (the movie) when I was in class 10 and was speechless for next couple of days. Now,I think – that’s powerful. Though I didn’t get to see the actual play though.

By: kathakali.chatterjee

kathakali.chatterjee — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:59:45 +0000

Conflict is the way to successfully engage the audience…easier said than done in a playwriting though!

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:18:15 +0000

Thank you, dear Anne! It was a pleasure to write and share.

By: anne90210

anne90210 — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:09:47 +0000

Love that last first line, David. A classic.

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:58:18 +0000

That’s the ideal! Get in there and get people disagreeing. Get them in a condition where something is at stake. The higher the stakes, the better for the drama, Gordon!

By: Gordon Davidescu

Gordon Davidescu — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:01:11 +0000

I love this, David! It’s great to bear in mind when writing a story or play and you are sitting there wondering, “What should happen next?” The answer usually is, “Conflict!”