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Why do we know so little about primative tribes?
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because there weren't written records
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How have anthropologists dicovered what they do know about primative tribes?
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they would look at primative cave art and would talk to tribes that still exist
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decribe a popular theory about how theatre started
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instead of talking about the hunt, primitive trbes acted it out. Some played hunters, other played animals.
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what did primative people use for costumes?
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animal skins
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why did they begin to act out a hunt beofre it happened?
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for good luck
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Ritual
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something repeatedly performed the same way
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why did theatre become a ritual to ancient tribesmen?
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becuase they believed it caused good things to happen
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how many people oversaw the rituals?
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1
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What were people who oversaw rituals called?
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shaman
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what was the shaman's position in the tribe?
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he was religous leader
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why was it difficult to separate theatre and religion in many primitive tribes?
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becuase they were the same things (theatre was a part of relion)
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3 actors tools
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body, voice, imagination
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2 aspects of a character
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internal and external
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internal
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imagination and emotion
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external
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voice and body
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the 5 ations
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concentration, observation, motivation, imagination, relaxation
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Concentration
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the ability to focus and shut out distractions
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Obersvation
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taking note of what your sense perceive
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Motivation
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the reason why a character does what he does
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imagination
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visualizing a pretend existence
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Relaxation
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physical ease and mental calm
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monologue
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a one character performance
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dialogue
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a two or more character performance
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what did greek theater originally celebrate?
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dionysus (the greek god of wine and harvest)
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how many people attended the yearly festivals honoring dionysus?
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15,000
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who was the 1st actor?
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thespis
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how did greek actors change roles?
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changed masks
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who wrote greek tragedies?
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aeschylus, sophocles, euripides
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who wrote greek comedies?
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aristophanes, menander
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satyr play
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makes fun of greek legends
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Aristotle
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1st literary critic, wrote the "poetics"
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where did the greeks build their theater?
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on hillsides
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in greek drama, what was the function of the orchestra?
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where the chrous moved around and chanted their lines
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skene
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where the actors changed masks
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basic qualities of good pantomine
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consistency, exaggerated resistance, exaggerated expression and gesture
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consistency
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objects that are mimed must remain the same size
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exaggerated resistance
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when the actor must make actions (like opening a door) more definite, sharper, and bigger
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exaggerated gesture and expression
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when the facial expressions and gestures must be more definite, sharper, and bigger
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basics of pantomine story lines
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conflict, tell a story (beginning, middle, end), keep it simple, be fantastic
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basis of all drama is ________________
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conflict
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4 types of stage areas
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proscenium, thust, arena, ampotheatre
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proscenium
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audience on one side
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thust
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audience on 3 sides
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arena
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audience on 4 sides
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ampotheatre
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like proscenium, outside, audience on one side, used by greeks
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stage right
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actor's right as he stands on stage facing the audience
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stage left
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actor's left as he stands on stage facing the audience
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downstage
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toward the audience
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upstage
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away from the audience
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apron
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the segment of the stage in front of the main curtain
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DR
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strongest area of the stage
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offstage/ backstage
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all parts of the stage not enclosed by stage
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wings
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the offstage areas to the right and left of the acting area
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house
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the auditorium where the audience sits
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character
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the part an actor plays
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relationship
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the shared bond of history and feelings between 2 characters
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attitude
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feelings and thoughts about another character
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motivation
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the reason why a character does what it does
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setting
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where and when the scene takes place
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situtation
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what is happening or going on surrounding the story that effects it
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super-objective or goal
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what your character wants to achieve overall
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objective
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what your character wants to do or get from others
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action verb
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type of word stating objectives or tactics
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motivation
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why your character does what it does
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opposites
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contradictions within your character's desires
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discovery
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something that happens or is understood for the first time
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importance/stakes
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emotional significance of the outcome to your character
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text
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the words spoken by the character
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subtext
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the meanings and unspoken undercurrents under the words
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scene
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an excerpt from a play
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moment before
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the character's experience before a scene starts
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exposition
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the part of a script that gives basic facts about the play
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rising action
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the part of a scene or play leading up to the climax (character's objectives clash)
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conflict
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the clash that results when 2 opposing characters meet
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climax
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the section of a scene where one character wins and the other loses objective
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resolution
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the period of time after the climax (when each person copes with the outcome)
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blocking
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the actor's stage movements
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business
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blocking that involves the specific use of a prop
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ground plan
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overhead view sketch of the setting
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analysis
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using script info, imagination, observation, adn research to create a character
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renaissance
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a time when there was a renewed interest in the arts and sciences
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commendia dell arte
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professional improvised comedy
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scenarios
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plot outlines posted backstage before each show
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lazzi
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special humorous bits of stage action
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stock characters
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character the troupes used in all their shows
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innamorate
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male lovers who wore beautiful clothes and spoke in a refined language
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innamorata
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female counter parts of innamorate
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fontesca
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a serving maid (who was clever and a high spirited flirt)
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columbina
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fontesca
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zanni
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clever male servants
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what does renaissance mean?
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rebirth
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what country was the birthplace of renaissance?
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italy
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what is the name of the arch in front of a stage?
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proscenium
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what developed out of the elaborate italian productions?
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opera
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what was the popular entertainment performed by wandering troupes?
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commedia dell arte
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whose costume looked like a patchwork quilt?
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arlecchino
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what modern word comes from the character pantalone's name?
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pants
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who wa sthe most famous french playwrite?
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moliere
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what spanish playwrite wrote over 700 plays?
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de vega
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what name is given to the english renissance era?
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elizabethan age
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who is the most famous english playwrite?
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shakespeare
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arlecchino
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₪ AKA Harlequin
₪ an acrobat and a wit, childlike and amorous. ₪ wore a cat–like mask and many different colored clothes and carried a bat or wooden sword. |
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brighella
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₪ Arlecchino's friend/ crony (helped him make trouble)
₪ roguish and sophisticated ₪ a cowardly villain who would do anything for money |
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capitano
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₪ soldier
₪ bold, swaggering, and cowardly |
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pantalone
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₪ the Venetian merchant
₪ rich and retired, mean and miserly ₪ had a young wife or an adventurous daughter |
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pedrolino
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₪ white–faced, moon–struck dreamer
₪ a clown. |
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pierrette
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₪ Pedrolino’s counter part
₪ they were eternal lovers |
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pulcinella
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₪ dwarfish humpback with a crooked nose
₪ the cruel bachelor who chased pretty girls. |
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ruffiana
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₪ old woman
₪ the mother or a village gossip who thwarted the lovers |
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dottore
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₪ the doctor
₪ pompous and fraudulent |
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griot
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a west african story teller
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soumaoro
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an evil sorceror king
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homer
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a poet from ancient greece
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sundiata
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the founder of the empire of Mali
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iliad
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an epic poem about the grek war against troy
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scheherezade
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a fictional female storyteller
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how did storytelling help perserve ancient cultures?
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it helped the history of tribes get passed down through the centuries
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explain what factors have contributed to the decline of oral traditions
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technology was an easier way of passing information adn it entertained more
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why did actors use masks?
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1. to show characters and their emotions
2. since they had mega phones built in- for projection |
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thespian
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an actor (named after thespis the first actor)
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Who wrote OEDIPUS REX and ANTIGONE?
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Sophecles
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improvisation
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a form of drama when an actor uses ad libs adn makes up a scene off the top of their head
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three parts of a story
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beginning, middle, end
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deus ex machina
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a machine that lowers an actor on to the stage from the skene (used to protery gods)
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pantomine
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a scene with no words where the actor only uses gestures and/or music
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personal aesthetic
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the personal stuff that makes you you (what you like in contrast to what others like)
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scene-stealing
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inappropriately diverting attention from the main characters
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sitcoms
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tv shows that are situtation centered
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character-centered approach
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a focus on the reactions of a character or group put in different situtations
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motivated sequence
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the natural way a person responces to a stituation
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characterization
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putting together all facetsof a character to bring life and interest to that character
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idea connection
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when your brain registers a stimulus
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do nothing effectivly
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be on stage without scene stealing
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situation centered approach
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placement of different cahracters in the same situation and focusing on their reactions
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terminal question
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can be answered in yes or no
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slapstick
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comedy term that originated from commedia stage fights
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what commedia del arte means...
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comedy of the profession
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