Drama Final

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amusing/absurd-humor
man's relationship to society; human failings that are amusing or silly

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comedy

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demons inside, innerstruggle brings about own downfall, no escape from defeat; inernal conflict

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tragedy

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the art of theater, hero's relationship to society; social and problem play

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drama

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shock the audience, superficial, exaggerated form; sensational; unexpected; stock types; plot superficial

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melodrama

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anything goes if it makes the audience laugh; consists of plysical action and coincidence; stock characters

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farce

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what do drama and literature have in common?

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characters, story, plots and themes

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how are drama and literature different?

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drama-intermediate stage performed
literature-designed for reading
Harder shifting time and place in drama, while literature is easier. Comes to life when performed on stage; live audience; costumes; make-up

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reason; balance; order; comment and interpret action of play, to explain and interpret the play

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chorus (Greek drama)

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dignity of man; place in universe; eavesdrop on private thoughts

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soliloquy

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pretense action stops, whiule someone speaks directly to the audience

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aside

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discovery; social revolution; characters don't think out loud; maintain appearance of real life

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realism

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strange interlude3s allows characters to speak conscious and unconscious thoughts

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interior monologue

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tradition of greek chorus; comments on action of play

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narrator

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arranged scenery on a stage

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set

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view world as incomprehensible place; play is deliberately confusing;

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"theater of the absurd"

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the intent, or function, of the theatrical piece

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purpose

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the element of theather that refers to the specific physical actions performed by the participants

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movement

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one way that clothing can establish a character is through

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style

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this occurs once a character is defined by his or her environment and the audience develops a certain expecttation of that character

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stereotyping

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this action presents events that occur out of sequence

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non-linear

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this action follows a course of events from beginning to end

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linear

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this means the purging of an audience's emotions through a work of art

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catharsis

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the ______ is the situation, or plot, of the theatrical performance

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scenario

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the term____________ refers to both the performers and the audience

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participants

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the rules and guidelines that govern the structure of a theatrical performance are known as the _______ of theater.

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elements

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in the play medea jason was going to marry the princess of what city?

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corinth

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the geographical framework refers to

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place

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the sound element can be split into three parts those are:

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language, audio effect, and music

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smoothly; unconcerned

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blandly

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sarcastic; expecting the opposite

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ironic

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disapprovingly

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reproachfully

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sharply; abruptly

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curtly

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grievously; sorrowfully

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heavily

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mildly; humbly

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meekly

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hazily; unclearly

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vaguely

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wittily (with shallowness)

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facetiously

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with great consideration; pampering

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indulgently

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grimly humorous

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wry

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getting angry

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bristling

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forceful, stressed

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emphatic

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inflexibly; not persuadable

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inexorably

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sadly

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mournfully

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strictly; seriously

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severely

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offendedly; angrily

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indignantly

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determinedly

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resolutely

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agreeably; good naturedly

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amiably

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courteously; attentively

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gallantly

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soothing

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placating

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when was shakespeare born?

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april 23, 1564

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where was shakespeare born?

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stratford-on-avon

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what was his father's name?

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john shakespeare

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what was his father's occupation?

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glovemaker

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what was his mother's name?

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mary arden

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whom did he marry?

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anne hathaway

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shakespeare had three children. what were their names?

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susanna, hamnet, judith

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many scholars conclude that shakespeare's wife didn't go with him to london because

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she was a puritan

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one of the earliest of his poems was called venus and

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adonis

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another early poem was called the ____ of lucrece

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rape

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ovid's

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metamorphoses

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plutarch's

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lives

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holinshed's

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chronicles

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how many plays did shakespeare write?

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37

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originally, shakespeare's acting company was called

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lord chamberlains men

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later, this acting troupe changed its name to

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the kings men

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where did shakespeare retire to?

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new place stratford-on-avon

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when did he die?

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april 23, 1616

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what caused the eventual closing of the theaters?

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puritans

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what historic event took place at about the same time as shakespeare's arrival in london?

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the defeat of the spanish navy

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what effect did that event have on the people of england?

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nationalistic pride

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name 3 early theaters of shakespears day

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the globe, the theatre, and the swan

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shakespears theater was situated next to the_______river

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thames

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what was the name of shakespears theater?

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the globe

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what was the capacity of this theater?

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3,000

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who stood to watch the plays?

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groundlings

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where did the wealthier people sit to watch a play?

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galleries

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how did play goers know that a show would be performed that day?

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the white flag would be raised

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1 of the 3 aparachins (an armed head) warned macbeth of what?

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beware macduf thane of fife

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1 of the 3 aparachins (bloody child) warned macbeth of what?

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no man of woman born can touch you

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1 of the 3 aparachins (child crowned w/a tree in his hand) warned macbeth of what?

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when birnam comes to dunsiinane hill

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where did malcolm flee to?

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where did donalbain flee to?

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