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13 Cards in this Set
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Characteristics of a problem play |
Romantic material given realistic treatment; melancholic mood; embraces contradictory impulses;
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How does David Scott Kastan define the play’s genre? |
Anti-comic
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According to Richard Levin what is the ending missing? |
Rhythm
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How does Bertram differ from Claudio? (Kastan) |
“insists upon his psychological integrity rather than accepting his role within the comic design”
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Way in which AWW plays with generic convention (Kastan) |
“does not submit the shows of things to the desires of our mind…”
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How does Thomas Cartelli refer to the play’s design? |
Eccentric
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Seams and joints (Cartelli) |
“forces the audience into an enhanced awareness of the seams and joints of playmaking devices”
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How does Cartelli justify the bumpy ending(s)? |
Rough magic, is still conclusive if not dramatically satisfying
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Oppositions |
Youth v age; show v substance; rank v merit; name v thing
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What does Clifford Leech identify as the main theme? |
Ambition (Helena’s)
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In what way does Leech identify a problem with thematic coherence |
Theme(s) only evident in certain scenes, not holistically
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What is potentially problematic about the play’s structure/trajectory? |
Oscillation, especially at the end, where it refuses to end (Kastan)
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How does Cartelli see the role of the King at the end? |
Playmaker/ringmaster, attempts to put a coherent spin on events |
