A Discourse Approach to Character Analysis in Drama.pdf

1、This thesis is the employment of discourse analysis theories and techniiques tocriticize drama. Based on a review of previous researches in the relatively new field,i.e. drama stylistics, a quantitative discourse analysi

2、s framework is presented. Each ofits aspects is firstly illustrated with drama excerpts and the whole frameworkthereafter. The study concludes that the application of this framework in the analysisof dramatic dialogues c

3、an forcefully demonstrate the dominating-dominatedrelationships between characters, the personalities of characters and the plotdevelopment of a drama. Finally, implications for theory, pedagogy and dramacriticism aswell