The two theories could be benefit from being used together because it allows for a clear description to the reason why people want to reduce discomfort. Cognitive Dissonance would benefit from the five different elements that make up Dramatism. This is because if Cognitive Dissonance was to adapt these elements it would not be able to just see the amount of discomfort that an individual is feeling but would be able to analyze it as a result. Festinger could also bring Burke’s key term of guilt to identify why someone may be feeling the discomfort in the beginning. This is because a person could possibly have guilt which causes their discomfort. So an act would be what was being done to challenge someone’s beliefs, ideas, and values. The scene
