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What is the definition of Art (according to Aristotle) |
Imitation of something natural of imagined. |
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What is the definition of Theatre.
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The design/configuration of the experience of someone, playing someone other then themselves and exchanging (confronting) with someone who is willing to observe them do this in a specific place.
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What is the definition of Genre.
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The way the playwright chooses to shape the experience he/she writes about.
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What is the definition of Point of Attack.
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The point in the story where the playwright takes up (begins).
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What is the definition of Exposition.
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Information needed (at the beginning) for the audience to understand what follows.
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What is the definition of Inciting Incident.
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The moment (incident) that happens from where the play (story) can go in no other direction that what it does.
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What is the definition of Climax.
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Decisive moment in a story of conflict between the protagonist and antagonist.
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What is the definition of the Rising Action. |
Series of ups and downs (conflicts) that lead to the climax antagonist.
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What is the definition of the Resolution.
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(of denouement) final conclusion of the story driven by the climax.
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What is the definition of Stasis
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Balance, return to normal or balance.
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What is the definition of Protagonist.
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Central character, main character(s), hero, heroine.
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What is the definition of Antagonist.
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Villain, a force, against protagonist.
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What is the definition of Hubris.
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Extreme pride (arrogance).
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What is the definition of Catharsis.
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Emotional release, purging of emotion, for the audience.
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What is the definition of French Scenes.
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A scene who's beginning and ending is delineated by a change in the presence of character(s) on stage.
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What is the definition of Units.
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Within a play script, a very clear change or shift in a scene towards a new subject or circumstance.
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What is the definition of Beats.
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The smallest division of a play script, the breakdown of a Unit (action/reaction).
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What is the definition of Neoclassicism.
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Art produced which is inspired by antiquity (Greek, Roman).
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What is the definition of Unities.
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French Neoclassical concept of a play's story taking place within 24 hours, in one location, and having one plot.
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What is the definition of Verisimilitude.
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Having the appearance of being true.
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What is the definition of Realism. |
A style which attempts to bring a greater appearance of the truth of real life to the stage.
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What is the definition of Naturalism.
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The perfect illusion of reality.
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What is the definition of Expressionism.
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A subjective distortion of reality for the purpose of emotional effect to evoke moods or ideas.
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What is the definition of Absurdism.
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Belief that humans exist in a purposeless, chaotic universe.
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What is the definition of Symbolism. |
Expression of emotional experiences by visual means.
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What is the definition of Epic Theatre.
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Short, loosely connected scenes, usually presented in a nonillusionary manner, designed to provoke reflection.
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What is the definition of Deus Ex Machine.
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Greek, the machine of the gods.
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What is the definition of Aesthetic Distance.
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That psychological place we put our minds in order to suspend our disbelief in watching (a play).
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What is the definition of Empathy.
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To understand and sharing feelings of others, result of our suspension of disbelief.
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What is the definition of Dramatic Action.
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Humans engaged in action with conflict; the main spine, focus of the play.
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What is the definition of Aesthetics.
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A philosophy which is concerned with the beauty in art and design and how it is experienced by the viewer.
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Who wrote Oedipus Rex
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Sophocles
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Who wrote Noah and His Sons?
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Anonymous
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Who wrote Hamlet?
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William Shakespeare
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Who wrote The Importance of Being Earnest?
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Oscar Wilde |
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Who wrote A Doll's House?
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Henrik Ibsen
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Who wrote Cat On A Hot Tin Roof?
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Tennessee Williams
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Who wrote Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Fences?
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August Wilson
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Who wrote How I Learned To Drive?
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Paula Vogel
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Who wrote the Poetics?
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Aristotle
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What are the six elements of dramatic action according to Aristotle?
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Plot, character, diction, music, spectacle, and thought.
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What is the most important element of dramatic action, to the Greeks?
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Plot.
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What determines how we really know someone, according to Aristotle?
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Testing their moral choices.
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According to Aristotle, where should the “point of attack” be taken up?
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The play begins as close to the end as possible.
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