help!! what r they and what should i write about??
2007-05-09 18:02:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Oh, melodramas are fun! They are just dramas that are over the top. Usually, there is a villian with a cape and he twirls his moustache a lot. He wants to marry some guy's daughter -- but she doesn't want to marry him. And then there's the Handsome Hero, who saves the day. Everyone is as dumb as bricks, so you can get away with a lot in a melodrama.
Usually there are plot twists, too. For example, the villian discovers he is the hero's long-lost twin brother. Or the heroine and another character were switched at birth by a scheming wet nurse.
A great modern melodrama is SOAP (from the 1970s). I don't know how old you are, but it's targeted for adults. There's people getting kidnapped by aliens, demon babies, adultery, prison break-outs and various alarums and diversions. You might want to tame it down if you are in jr. high (-:.
2007-05-09 19:00:56 · answer #1 · answered by Madame M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Melodramas:
1a: a work ( as a movie or play) characterized by extravagant theatrically and by the predominance of plot and physical action over characterization
1b: the genre of dramatic literature constituted by such works
2: melodramatic events or behavior
Write about a movie or play you seen and liked a lot.
2007-05-13 15:08:45 · answer #2 · answered by TAMPABAYLADY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋