That would be the villain.
There are actually three major plot elements to the standard melodrama. The first element is provocation The motivating force of the villains abuse of the hero/heroine. Why the villain chose his/her victim. The second element is the "pangs" of pain suffered by the hero at the merciless hands of the villain. The third major element is the penalty served to the villain at the end of the melodrama. This is where the villain pays for abusing the hero heroine. If you cited only two major elements of melodrama...it could be provocation of the villain (real or perceived) and penalty...or perhaps crime (the actual acts against the hero) and the villain's punishment for those actions. I would argue that there are three major elements to melodrama personally.
Melodrama was created because the Church wanted theatre to reflect how we should act and behave. The main story of Melodrama usually involves a heroine getting kidnapped by an evil villain and the hero coming along to save the girl and show that 'good always triumph's over evil' and that 'all evil people will pay in the end'
In the min-19th Century, theater had house orchestras which would play background music during the play, a forerunner of the film soundtrack. Stealing an idea from opera, the musicians would play a theme for each of the main characters: heroic music for the hero, romantic music for the love-interest, and music in a minor key for the villain, leaving no room for interpretation for the audience, and lacking subtlety in the plot or characterization.
Melodrama began in the 18th century, it was regarded as one of the best types of drama during the elizabethan era. the common tv series 'the simpsons' was based on melodrama.Many themes were explored as melodrama evolved into charidrama. the main themes were the hero saving the 'damsel in destress' and the the villiain becoming a hero and the hero becomes the villian and the damsel becomes the villain then the hero who was the villian becomes the damsel who was the hero.hope this helped
The main types of drama include tragedy, comedy, melodrama, and farce. Tragedy often involves serious themes and the downfall of the protagonist, exemplified by Shakespeare's "Hamlet." Comedy focuses on humor and often resolves with a happy ending, as seen in Molière's "Tartuffe." Melodrama features exaggerated characters and emotions, while farce relies on absurd situations; an example of farce is "Noises Off" by Michael Frayn.
master cycloanis and the dark ace.
Emperor Palpatine was the baddie. Although Darth Vader does terrible things, he does the right thing in the end. Only Palpatine was absolutely evil.
The main genres of drama are tragedy, comedy, melodrama, and tragicomedy.
Melodrama characters are never lifelike. They are exaggerated.
There are actually three major plot elements to the standard melodrama. The first element is provocation The motivating force of the villains abuse of the hero/heroine. Why the villain chose his/her victim. The second element is the "pangs" of pain suffered by the hero at the merciless hands of the villain. The third major element is the penalty served to the villain at the end of the melodrama. This is where the villain pays for abusing the hero heroine. If you cited only two major elements of melodrama...it could be provocation of the villain (real or perceived) and penalty...or perhaps crime (the actual acts against the hero) and the villain's punishment for those actions. I would argue that there are three major elements to melodrama personally.
plots centered on a moralist conflict in which the main character were archtypes of good vs evil
The main villain in the James Bond film A View to a Kill(1985) was Max Zorin, as portrayed by American actor Christopher Walken.
Melodrama was created because the Church wanted theatre to reflect how we should act and behave. The main story of Melodrama usually involves a heroine getting kidnapped by an evil villain and the hero coming along to save the girl and show that 'good always triumph's over evil' and that 'all evil people will pay in the end'
plots centered on a moralist conflict in which the main character were archtypes of good vs evil
It could be the engine, body or chassis.
In the min-19th Century, theater had house orchestras which would play background music during the play, a forerunner of the film soundtrack. Stealing an idea from opera, the musicians would play a theme for each of the main characters: heroic music for the hero, romantic music for the love-interest, and music in a minor key for the villain, leaving no room for interpretation for the audience, and lacking subtlety in the plot or characterization.
Melodrama began in the 18th century, it was regarded as one of the best types of drama during the elizabethan era. the common tv series 'the simpsons' was based on melodrama.Many themes were explored as melodrama evolved into charidrama. the main themes were the hero saving the 'damsel in destress' and the the villiain becoming a hero and the hero becomes the villian and the damsel becomes the villain then the hero who was the villian becomes the damsel who was the hero.hope this helped