ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The acts are subdivided into scenes. Scenes are smaller sections of the play. Scenes usually change when the play’s setting changes or the focus of the story changes to a new set of characters. An epilogue is a short conclusion of the play that occurs after the main action of the play has ended.

Detailed explanation-2: -Scenes are the sections that make up the acts. You know when scenes change because the set of characters on stage change or the set might change to indicate that the characters are in a new place. Scenes tell small pieces of the overall story.

Detailed explanation-3: -While a drama may be a single act or comprise two or more acts, scenes are numerous, and a single act may be made up of several scenes. An act is much longer in time than a scene which is normally of 2-3 minutes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Acts can be further divided into scenes. A scene is usually viewed as a unit of action in a specific portion of the play. Multiple scenes make up an act. Scene changes are often, but not always, denoted by a change in characters or setting on the stage or in the script.

Detailed explanation-5: -Acts and scenes are further divided by their length and depth. While an act contains several scenes that can run for an extended time in performances, scenes feature a brief situation of action and dialogue within the greater whole.