Soap Dramas

Soap Dramas

Soap dramas are on-going fictional episodes that are broadcasted either daily or weekly on television. Soap operas focus on the general day-to-day activities of its characters, where dramatic situations and events often occur to keep viewers entertained and wanting to watch more. 

Soap operas aim to portray the realistic events that people go through along with the typical lifestyles of the working class. Through presenting realistic social issues this will make the audience feel as if they can relate to the characters.

The most popular soaps often include general day-to-day conversations of ordinary working people - who of which viewers feel they could relate to. Examples of soap ramas could be EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.







Each element, including the story line, costumes, props and script will contribute to the overall setting and theme. As a result of this the soap opera is set in a small residential area which focuses on a number of different families.




Each character must enable the audience to feel as if they can relate to them in some way, including bullying, domestic violence, drug addiction, sexuality, racism, religious/cultural beliefs, unemployment, homelessness and social class. This ensures that realism is maintained. 

Soap operas can often have several different story lines showing during a single episode as the action is split between them. Soap opera episodes also often end on cliff hangers, where the continuing events may be shown on the next episode.
















Bibliography:

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