Question

Write a note on the difference between novel and drama.

Answer 1

Ans. Drama : The word 'Drama' comes from a Greek word meaning 'thing done'. The word drama is very popular in our country. Drama has a plot, character and dialogue. It is designed for performance on the stage. It is designed for representations by actors who impersonate its different characters. There are different types of drama. Tragedy, comedy, Tragi-comedy, Farce, Melodrama, Masque and one Act play. The religious plays appeared in English soon after the Norman conquest. These sacred plays were known as Miracle plays or Mysteries. In the later Middle Ages developed another kind of dramatic literature, known as Morality plays.

Novel: Novels are a combination of imagination and intellect that express life in the form of a story. They show motives and influences which govern human life. The modern age in English literature started from the beginning of the twentieth century. The modern novel is psychological. It deals with the relation between loneliness and love. The Indian novel in English is part of the Indian literature. It reflects the social, political and cultural ambience of the time.