I separate what drama is from how drama is and Langer answers the question what drama is through the discuss on act, fate and situation.

• 本文将戏剧与戏剧性、戏剧是什么与戏剧怎是进行了区别，认为朗格通过对动作、命运、情境的讨论，回答的是戏剧是什么的问题。