三一律是西方戏剧结构理论之一,是一种关于戏剧结构的规则.三一律规定剧本创作必须遵守时间、地点和行动的一致,即一部剧本只允许写单一的故事情节,戏剧行动必须发生在一天之内和一个地点.
threeunitiesarerulesfordrama:
1.Theunityofaction:aplayshouldhaveonemainactionthatitfollows,withnoorfewsubplots.
2.Theunityofplace:aplayshouldcoverasinglephysicalspaceandshouldnotattempttocompressgeography,norshouldthestagerepresentmorethanoneplace.
3.Theunityoftime:theactioninaplayshouldtakeplaceovernomorethan24hours.