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Drama: February 28, 2024 Issue [#12420]




 This week: Isn't Love So Dramatic!
  Edited by: Joy Author IconMail Icon
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About This Newsletter

"If I never see you again I will always carry you inside, outside; on my fingertips and at brain edges and in centers centers of what I am of what remains."
Charles Bukowski, Living on Luck

"Just in case you ever foolishly forget, I'm never not thinking of you."
Virginia Woolf, Selected Diaries

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."
Dr. Seuss

"Doubt thou the stars are fire. Doubt that the sun doth move. Doubt truth to be a liar. But never doubt I love." —
W. Shakespeare, Hamlet

Hello, I am Joy Author Icon, this week's drama editor. This issue is about the idea of love in drama.

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         Last night, I was listening to a CD, in which Renata Tibaldi was singing La Boheme with the tenor Giacinto Prandelli, and I thought, why is love usually shown as tragic or destructive? I guessed then, this was for the drama love presented. After all, who doesn't believe and even rejoice in the intensity of love?

         This must be because of our obsession with love and because it helps create dramatic stories since it is one of the most complex and powerful emotions from ardent joy to deep sorrow. This idea brought to my mind a few famed literary couples and stories, beginning with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, as Romeo and Juliet's intense passion and its fatal consequence make it a timeless story.

         Yet, who can outdo in writing Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice that not only explores love but also the complexities of social classes. Then, we also have my favorite passionate and destructive love story, the haunting Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte.

         In addition, there is Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind, John Green's The Fault in Our Stars, and F.Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby among the many immortal dramatic love stories.

         I believe the popularity and long-lasting fame of these stories owe their long lives to the dramatic nature of love and the emotional rollercoaster it causes the readers to experience.

         In order to write strong dramatic love stories, my first instinct tells me that the creation of the main characters could be the most important factor. This is because, people are vulnerable in essence, and as individuals they waver through the uncertainty of the loved one's reciprocation, fear of loss, and their own fear of rejection, not to put aside the intensity of feelings and outside factors, such as clashing of expectations, social status, belonging to opposing families and factions, and many other conflicts.

         Furthermore, love has the power to transform or completely change the individuals, pushing them out of their comfort zones and encouraging personal growth. Love, in this way, serves as a catalyst, forcing individuals to confront challenges, uncertainties, and their own vulnerabilities. This is why love and drama often share a complex and intertwined relationship, with the presence of one significantly impacting the other. Misunderstandings and conflicts between characters are inevitable as well, but how we writers address those can determine the impact on their relationships and in the story.

         In essence, therefore, drama can play a significant role in shaping the story of love. While positive events and actions can enhance the richness and depth of a relationship, the negative aspects have the potential to jeopardize the very foundation of love, both creating strong drama.

         May all your love stories succeed and stay healthy and (I hope) they last forever, at least for the duration of our human history!

          Until next time. *Smile*


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*Bullet* This Issue's Tip: As dramatic as it is, love is a complicated emotion for it involves the feelings for family, friends, lovers, animals, and God or gods. When writing such a story, think about what your character would do to the utmost for a loved one.

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Damon Nomad Author Icon
I found this newsletter quite interesting; it raises the question of theme in writing. Some writers say they always have a theme some say they never have a theme in mind. As you point out some fictional work has been a powerful force for social justice.


Thank you. *Smile* I guess having a theme in the beginning helps, but then, sometimes we pull out a perfect theme from our subconscious, later during the writing process. Also, each piece has its own needs and quirks, and as writers, we have to deal with them as they show up.

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