melodramatist
Overwrought drama creator
A melodramatist is a writer of melodramas—theatrical works characterized by exaggerated emotions, sensational plots, and stark moral contrasts between heroes and villains.
The term can also describe anyone who creates or performs in an overwrought dramatic style: He dismissed the playwright as a mere melodramatist.
Writer of stage works
- scriptwriterAuthor of film dialogue
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- librettistOpera's text writer
- scenaristFilm narrative author
playwriting · dialogue · characterization · plot · narrative · storytelling · tragedy · comedy
Pity-evoking quality
- maudlinExcessively tearful sentiment
- schmaltzyExcessively and insincerely sentimental
- sappyExcessively sentimental
- weepyInclined to cry
lachrymose · saccharine · tearful · heartstrings · sentimentality · bathos · treacly · cloying
Exaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- hammyExcessively theatrical in style
- overactedPerformed with excessive drama
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
bombastic · grandiose · overwrought · exaggerated · hyperbolic · overblown · effusive · embellished
dramatist
Writer of stage works
- scriptwriterAuthor of film dialogue
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- librettistOpera's text writer
scenarist · playwriting · dialogue · characterization · plot · narrative · storytelling · tragedy · comedy · satire
pathos
Pity-evoking quality
- maudlinExcessively tearful sentiment
- schmaltzyExcessively and insincerely sentimental
- sappyExcessively sentimental
weepy · lachrymose · saccharine · tearful · heartstrings · sentimentality · bathos · treacly · cloying · mawkish
histrionic
Exaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- hammyExcessively theatrical in style
- overactedPerformed with excessive drama
flamboyant · bombastic · grandiose · overwrought · exaggerated · hyperbolic · overblown · effusive · embellished · inflated
theater
Venue for live drama
- stageRaised performance platform
- performanceCarrying out a task
- actingTemporarily holding position
thespian · troupe · director · rehearsal · costumes · proscenium · backstage · playhouse · ensemble · audition
melodramatistminimalist
One favoring bare essentials
naturalist · realist · Anton Chekhov · Samuel Beckett · tragedian
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