in plays the audience often becomes part of the show
In a musical like the 2021 revival of Cabaret the plot of the show is set inside of a 1930's cabaret club, which the actual London theater is dressed up to look like, bringing the audience into the world of the show.
extend the stage into the seats
Like the opening of the Lion King musical
plays or even tragedies follow this structure exactly
Reminds me of the Heroes Journey and how lots of stories follow the basic plan of that.
what plot might look like
This could be plotted out (haha pun) on a plot mountain, I remember doing lots of these in high school
Are they static characters who do not change?
These are usually antagonistic characters, or secondary characters
Is it internal where the character suffers inwardly? Is it external, caused by the surroundings or environment the main character finds themself in?
I think a lot of stories incorporate both of these throughout.
Study the time period which is also part of the setting
This is important because sometimes authors might leave out context that would seem obvious at the time but needs more explaining now.
diction,
I hadn't heard this word used in this context before, Im used to it in reference to pronunciation in a play or song.
It enables us to experience and discuss ideas from the safety of our armchairs, to project ourselves onto characters and environments, to explore worlds and lived experiences we otherwise would never have the opportunity to experience.
Maybe the simplest way to describe literature is something that carries information so it can be transferred?
He further stated that he hopes these momes never get "favor" (love) because they don't know how to write sonnets to woo their love interests and that they don't get an epitaph on their graves, because that is the poet's job. Ouch, harsh.
This is very much something that someone might say on twitter nowadays, with more modern phrasing.
They questioned the purpose of fictional works
Interesting because fictional stories have pretty much always been passed down orally before they could be written out, such as the Iliad or Odyssey