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The significance of language in any dramatic production, or indeed any piece of performance art, be it song, poetry or whatever, is undoubtedly of great importance, as it is not only the medium through which ideas, thoughts, emotions etc. are communi...
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The significance of language in any dramatic production, or indeed any piece of performance art, be it song, poetry or whatever, is undoubtedly of great importance, as it is not only the medium through which ideas, thoughts, emotions etc. are communicated, but also sets the scene in regards to style, feeling, mood and tone, an understanding of which ought to lead to greater appreciation of the work in question. In his Poetics, Aristotle prescribed that the action of a play be "made pleasurable" "in language", (Aristotle: p10). He also states that "The most important quality in diction is clarity, provided there is no loss of dignity", (Aristotle: p36). These instructions however, may apply quite reasonably to almost any other kind of drama, (at least up until its emergence), but can easily be argued to have lost all authority over the kind of dramatisation that falls under the heading of the...
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