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64 Cards in this Set
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Unity of time |
A 24 hour period |
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Tragic hero |
A man of noble stature and posses extraordinary powers, but he is not simply all saint or all sinner, all good or all evil. |
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Hamartia |
A frailty, tragic flaw. Usually a positive quality in excess or disproportion; therefore, the character's downfall lets the reader or audience recognize that disaster may be brought about because of mistakes any human might make and we therefore can identify with the hero and sympathize with his or her predicament. |
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Catharsis |
The playwright uses pity and fear to purge our emotions |
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Anagnorisis |
The hero comes to the point of recognition of his or her mistakes; the protagonist acknowledges his or her own place in the cosmic scheme and recognizes his own errors that have led to the tragedy |
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Anagnorisis |
The hero comes to the point of recognition of his or her mistakes; the protagonist acknowledges his or her own place in the cosmic scheme and recognizes his own errors that have led to the tragedy |
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Tragedy |
Begins in prosperity and ends in adversity |
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Ironic |
The tone of tragedy is often... |
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Outside forces |
Usually in tragedy _______ _______ beyond the hero's control are involved. |
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The punishment exceeds the crime |
We feel not that the hero got what he deserved, but that the retribution resulted in a waste of human potential. |
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Ironic |
The tone of tragedy is often... |
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Tragedy, melodrama |
_______ confronts good and evil with unblinking honesty, but __________ escapes from life |
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Tragedy, melodrama |
___________ considers the eternal spiritual problems, but _________ deals with the transitory, the material, and the physical |
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Melodrama |
____________ avoids thought or controversy and does not face problems-- it has a strong sentimental appeal |
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Melodrama |
In ____________, everything is black and white-- all heroes solid gold and villains black through and through |
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Melodrama |
An oversimplified conflict between absolute good and evil; plot is emphasized over character development |
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Farce |
______ is to comedy what melodrama is to tragedy. |
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Farce |
to entertain and has little intellectual content or symbolic significance and is not concerned with presenting a message |
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Farce |
The comedy of situation, featuring a structure of exaggerated action and low comedy that exploits the physical (bodily humor, mostly). |
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Asides |
the character addresses the audience and other characters are unable to hear |
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Soliloquies |
The character remains alone on stage and reveals his thoughts |
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Outside forces |
Usually in tragedy _______ _______ beyond the hero's control are involved. |
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Deus ex machina |
god out of a machine-- an extraordinary or illogical event that solves all the problems |
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Chorus |
In Greek tragedy, 15 men chanting in unison to express the thoughts of the common man |
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Flat |
Poorly developed characters |
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Static |
Characters who don't grow or change significantly over the course of the drama |
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Round |
Well-developed characters |
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Dynamic |
Characters who are transformed over the course of the play |
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Foil |
This character sets off the highlights of protagonists choric figures
These characters comment from an object distance stock characters
(i.e., the handy villain, dupe, wise man, the foolish oss, the lovable drunk, etc.) |
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The punishment exceeds the crime |
We feel not that the hero got what he deserved, but that the retribution resulted in a waste of human potential. |
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Organic unity |
Logical cause-and-effect progression the interdependence of all elements of a work, including character, actions, speeches, descriptions, thoughts, and observations. |
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Tragedy |
________ usually investigates spiritual values and struggles, and the tragic tension is built on inner conflicts that test the protagonist's integrity. The hero is not white-washed and idealized nor the black hearted villain of melodrama. |
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Comedy |
From the Greek word "komos" meaning celebration or merrymaking; it arose from the celebration of the rebirth of Dionysus)
It is the opposite of tragedy and addresses the regeneration or reformation of a group of people or a society; it begins in adversity and ends in prosperity.
Aims at catharsis through laughter and amusement to remind us of our human frailties. |
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Tragedy |
From "Tragos" in Greek, meaning "goat"
May have come from the goat being sacrificed as part of the original improvised ritual honoring Dionysus or The chorus who wore the goatskins for costumes or The goat which was offered as a prize in the early choral contests |
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Tragicomedy |
A mixture of comedy and tragedy (most plays do contain elements of both) |
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Melodrama |
Combines two Greek words meaning music and drama (at one point, it meant "opera")
Seriousness is a pretense because the writer is concerned mostly with theatrical values and so rigs and manipulates the plot toward escape and rescue; usually culminates in a happy ending.
(Also known as "Escapist Drama") |
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Tragedy, melodrama |
_______ examines values, but _________ exploits action |
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Ironic |
The tone of tragedy is often... |
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Tragedy, melodrama |
_______ confronts good and evil with unblinking honesty, but __________ escapes from life |
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Tragedy, melodrama |
___________ considers the eternal spiritual problems, but _________ deals with the transitory, the material, and the physical |
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Melodrama |
____________ avoids thought or controversy and does not face problems-- it has a strong sentimental appeal |
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Melodrama |
In ____________, everything is black and white-- all heroes solid gold and villains black through and through |
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Melody |
An oversimplified conflict between absolute good and evil; plot is emphasized over character development |
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Farce |
______ is to comedy what melodrama is to tragedy. |
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Farce |
to entertain and has little intellectual content or symbolic significance and is not concerned with presenting a message |
|
Farce |
The comedy of situation, featuring a structure of exaggerated action and low comedy that exploits the physical (bodily humor, mostly). |
|
Asides |
the character addresses the audience and other characters are unable to hear |
|
Soliloquies |
The character remains alone on stage and reveals his thoughts |
|
Outside forces |
Usually in tragedy _______ _______ beyond the hero's control are involved. |
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Deus ex machina |
god out of a machine-- an extraordinary or illogical event that solves all the problems |
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Chorus |
In Greek tragedy, 15 men chanting in unison to express the thoughts of the common man |
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Flat |
Poorly developed characters |
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Static |
Characters who don't grow or change significantly over the course of the drama |
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Round |
Well-developed characters |
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Dynamic |
Characters who are transformed over the course of the play |
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Foil |
This character sets off the highlights of protagonists choric figures
These characters comment from an object distance stock characters
(i.e., the handy villain, dupe, wise man, the foolish oss, the lovable drunk, etc.) |
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The punishment exceeds the crime |
We feel not that the hero got what he deserved, but that the retribution resulted in a waste of human potential. |
|
Organic unity |
Logical cause-and-effect progression the interdependence of all elements of a work, including character, actions, speeches, descriptions, thoughts, and observations. |
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Tragedy |
________ usually investigates spiritual values and struggles, and the tragic tension is built on inner conflicts that test the protagonist's integrity. The hero is not white-washed and idealized nor the black hearted villain of melodrama. |
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Comedy |
From the Greek word "komos" meaning celebration or merrymaking; it arose from the celebration of the rebirth of Dionysus)
It is the opposite of tragedy and addresses the regeneration or reformation of a group of people or a society; it begins in adversity and ends in prosperity.
Aims at catharsis through laughter and amusement to remind us of our human frailties. |
|
Tragedy |
From "Tragos" in Greek, meaning "goat"
May have come from the goat being sacrificed as part of the original improvised ritual honoring Dionysus or The chorus who wore the goatskins for costumes or The goat which was offered as a prize in the early choral contests |
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Tragicomedy |
A mixture of comedy and tragedy (most plays do contain elements of both) |
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Melodrama |
Combines two Greek words meaning music and drama (at one point, it meant "opera")
Seriousness is a pretense because the writer is concerned mostly with theatrical values and so rigs and manipulates the plot toward escape and rescue; usually culminates in a happy ending.
(Also known as "Escapist Drama") |
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Tragedy, melodrama |
_______ examines values, but _________ exploits action |