The Proposal

Name : Yuni Prihartanti
NIM : A320080003
Class : B
DRAMA ASSIGNMENT
“The Proposal”
A.Structural Element
1.Narrative Element

a.Character and Characterization
1) Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov, a landowner, he is approximately 70 years old. Talkative and polite man but if he was in angry he can say the dirty talk. He also a pet lover.
2) Natalya Stepanovna, Stepan’s daughter, she is approximately 25-30 years old. She is a smart girl, pet lover and never gives up girl.
3) Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov, Stepan’s neighbour, he is a 35 years old, a large and hearty, but very suspicious landowner. He is also an arrogant man and pet lover.

b.Plot
Ivan comes to Chubukov to ask the hand of his daughter, Natalya. They are talking politely. At first time Chubukov doesn’t know what Ivan purpose, because he thinks that Ivan comes for borrow money. But the fact Ivan wants to marry Natalya. After Ivan meets Natalya, they are talking politely. But the conflict started when Ivan talks about he was the owner of Oxen Meadows. Natalya cannot accept that, because she knows that Oxen Meadows was own by two family, Chubukov family and Ivan Family. Chubukov also proved it but Ivan still in his mind that he was the owner. They are said with dirty talk to each other. Finally Ivan was going home disappointedly. Natalya confused with Ivan, and what his purpose why he came to see her. After she knows what Ivan purpose from his father, she was lay down and shock. She wants Ivan back to her, and not long time Ivan back to her. They started talking again, but the conflict start in different topic. Now their topic is whom dog are better, Squeezer or Guess. Both of them looked no one to give up. They are said dirty talk to other, it also Chubukov. Then finally Chubukov explain that his daughter willing Ivan’s ask to marry Natalya. Chubukov wants to stop the conflict and celebrate with drinking champagne together but the conflict of Ivan and Natalya are continued.

c.Setting
Chubukov’s country-house.

d.Point of View
Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov is the major character and he is the first person.

e.Theme
The basic idea of “The Proposal” is the third character is madness and said dirty talk, if they are in provoke. But it is happy in the end.

2.Technical Element
a.Casting
It was difficult to analyze casting, because the story still in script.

b.Mise en-Scene
1.Set Dressing and Props
Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov wears a formal dress like dress-jacket and white gloves. It also Natalya and Chubukov, they wear a set dress in approximately 1960’s to 1070’s, but not to formally like Ivan’s dress.
2.Costumes and Make-up
Ivan’s make up is like a 35 years old man, a handsome man, educated and clever. Natalya is a smart girl she is educated and pretty, her make up is approximately 25-30 years old woman. Chubukov’s make up is like a 70 years old man, he looks wise and good father for Natalya.

3.Lighting
There is difficult to analyze the lighting, but in this script we can show there is has natural lighting like the sunshine in the morning.

c.Cinematography
It was difficult to analyze the cinematography because it told about the shot of the scene of drama when it had performance, such as Photographic Qualities of Shot, Framing of Shot, and The Duration of Shot.

d.Sound
It also difficult to analyze the sound of this drama, but the suitable sound to this drama is sad song or dramatic sound.

e.Editing
It was difficult to analyze the editing because has relation with selection process and camera takes in drama.

B.Conclusion
The conclusion of the drama of “The Proposal” is the man faced to society or man to society.