What is the difference between narrative and drama?

Answer 1

Differences between Narrative and DramaNarrative and drama are different in many different aspects. "Trifles", the drama, and "A Jury of Her Peers", the narrative text, are both written by Susan Glaspell. It is the same story that is told, but is different from each other in many ways. One main difference that I see between drama and narrative is the difference of viewpoint. In narrative, the viewpoint is a private relationship between the reader and whatever viewpoint the author gives the reader. On the other hand, drama is more interactive, and the reader can take multiple positions on the scope of the story. For example, in "A Jury of Her Peers", the reader instantly is given the viewpoint of Mrs. Hale and is not really given much information about the others. For most of the narrative, it is only Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters talking amongst themselves sin the kitchen, while the men are not even shown in the picture. In contradiction to that, in the drama "Trifles", the viewpoint is not so finely set, and the reader gets to make decisions on which view he/she would like to see it from. The viewer can either view it from Mrs. Hales point, Mrs. Peters, or anybody else shown in the story. It is a matter of who the reader can relate to more.

These multiple viewpoints can emerge because of the fact that in drama the reader is being told the story as it unfolds. In a narrative, the story has already happened, and now the reader is reading about it. In drama, the reader is treated as if it is the plot is unfolding for the first time. For example, the drama is as if you were watching a football game, as a narrative is as if you are reading about the game the next morning on the internet. The sense of intimacy that is brought with "being there" is lost.

Answer 2

Narrative refers to the story or sequence of events that unfold in a film, play, or literary work, while drama involves the performance and portrayal of these events by actors on stage or screen. In essence, narrative focuses on the structure and content of the story, whereas drama emphasizes the live enactment of that story.

Answer 3

Differences between Narrative and DramaNarrative and drama are different in many different aspects. "Trifles", the drama, and "A Jury of Her Peers", the narrative text, are both written by Susan Glaspell. It is the same story that is told, but is different from each other in many ways. One main difference that I see between drama and narrative is the difference of viewpoint. In narrative, the viewpoint is a private relationship between the reader and whatever viewpoint the author gives the reader. On the other hand, drama is more interactive, and the reader can take multiple positions on the scope of the story. For example, in "A Jury of Her Peers", the reader instantly is given the viewpoint of Mrs. Hale and is not really given much information about the others. For most of the narrative, it is only Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters talking amongst themselves sin the kitchen, while the men are not even shown in the picture. In contradiction to that, in the drama "Trifles", the viewpoint is not so finely set, and the reader gets to make decisions on which view he/she would like to see it from. The viewer can either view it from Mrs. Hales point, Mrs. Peters, or anybody else shown in the story. It is a matter of who the reader can relate to more.

These multiple viewpoints can emerge because of the fact that in drama the reader is being told the story as it unfolds. In a narrative, the story has already happened, and now the reader is reading about it. In drama, the reader is treated as if it is the plot is unfolding for the first time. For example, the drama is as if you were watching a football game, as a narrative is as if you are reading about the game the next morning on the internet. The sense of intimacy that is brought with "being there" is lost.