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32 Cards in this Set
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Difference between Drama and 2 other literary genres |
Drama is meant to be performed |
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Conversation between at least two characters on stage |
Dialogue |
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Speech by single character- usually alone on stage |
Monologue |
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Instructions in the script as to how line should be delivered, when character enter and exit, certain actions, setting, stage, dressing, lighting, etc. |
Stage directions |
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First form of drama |
Tragedy |
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Dramatic scenes that were performed as part of mass by the medieval church |
Tropes |
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Depicted the lives of saints |
Miracle plays |
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Meant as instruction for moral and devout living |
Morality plays |
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Speech by character who is alone, or at least thinks he is alone on stage |
Soliloquy |
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Shorter version of a soliloquy either just to a few characters on stage or to the character himself |
Aside |
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Character who by comparison and contrast helps show us the main character more clearly |
Foil |
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Meaning of tragedy |
"Goat ode" or "Goat song" |
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3 great Athenian playwrights |
Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides |
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Tragedy should |
Evoke pity, Have heroes that are basically good and admirable, Heroes downfall must be due to some tragic flaw |
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Situation presenting a character with 2 choices, either one is unacceptable, dangerous, painful, or even lethal. |
Tragic Dilemma |
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3 Aristotelian major elements |
Reversal of the situation (things go from good to bad) Recognition Suffering(death, agony, wounds and the like. Treachery of the family) |
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Differences between tragedy and comedy |
Tragedy always takes a darker turn, comedy moves in opposite direction Comedies are defined by happy endings(few exceptions) |
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What did comedy develop out of |
Komos songs |
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3 major eras of comedic development |
Old comedy(ridiculous costumes & a chorus) Middle comedy (No more ridiculous costumes, chorus done away with) New comedy (Most famous playwright at time was Menander) |
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Typically tales of true love overcoming a blocking agent |
Roman Comedy |
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Anything that got in way of true love (i.e Jealous ex, war, class) |
Blocking Agent |
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Measures taken to overcome the blocking agent (Roman Comedy) |
Plot of intrigue |
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Type of comedy that is witty and sophisticated, complications arise more from characters than situations |
High Comedy |
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Type of comedy that is more likely to focus on funny situations and amusing remarks, situations more likely to cause complications than characters
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Low comedy |
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Types of high comedy |
Romantic Comedy, Comedy-of-Manners, Satiric Comedy |
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Types of low comedy |
Farce, Slapstick are main two. Sitcom, black comedy, off-color, parody, Ironic and realistic comedy, Deadpan/Dry comedy |
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"Comedy of the absurd", didn't tend to have happy ending, blocking agent sometimes won |
Ironic comedy & realistic comedy |
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Major form of modern comedy, revolves around situations & whether characters can triump |
Sitcom |
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"Black humor" Related to satire and farce, treating what is usually serious, tragic, or morbid humorously |
Black Comedy |
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Lewd comedy, deals with coarse jokes & sexual situations |
Off-color |
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Imitates style of an author or work for comedy to ridicule |
Parody |
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Funny because it is delivered in expressionless or matter-of-fact manner, typically witty |
Deadpan/dry comedy |
