Where in prose fiction the writer is accustomed to shaping subtleties of meaning by way of carefully composed language, in which the very punctuation and the spacing of paragraphs may be a part of the meaning, in drama the writer must provide for his characters ‘living” roles.
O: I noticed that the author compares the role of language in prose and drama. In prose, the author talks to us directly, and we can understand their thoughts easily. However, in drama, the author's voice and thoughts are shown through the characters instead of being told to us directly. Because of this, I feel that drama is more like an open space. It needs actors to perform and the audience to understand it on their own. This difference makes me think that drama relies more on performance than just the words themselves.