Posted by Mike Gonzales (69.4.132.189) on June 20, 2005 at 9:18:52 p.m.:
In Reply to: Unit 2 "A Jury..." and Trifles Question 1 posted by Jeanne Guerin on June 20, 2005 at 8:35:41 a.m.:
Drama and short stories differ greatly in how they establish setting. Short fiction writers will usually begin by briefly describe the setting. Some will continue to develop it well into the body of the story. Drama differs because it’s meant to be performed. The playwright will introduce the scene in a very detailed manner so that if the play is performed, the director will understand it. Usually the playwright will give a detailed account of scene before any dialog is spoken. Since the scene is already set, the playwright will not develop the setting further in the body of the story. The scene still does leave some room for the director to inject some of his or her own ideas on how the setting should look like, just as the reader of short stories will leave room for imagination.