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33 Cards in this Set
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What country and quote describes placing the focus of plays on man's physical experience?
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Greece
"Man is the measure of all things." |
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How does the Greek interest in philosophy affect their plays?
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The origin of theatre comes from what?
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Ritual Practice;
Dionysus |
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What are the Greek Scenic Units?
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Periaktoi
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Name the 3 Greek Playwrights known for their tragic artform?
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*Aeschylus
*Sophocles *Euripedes |
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Sophocles is known for what?
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Inventing the "3rd Actor" and Scenic painting
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Who is the 4th Greek Playwright that is the only example of Complete Comedy?
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Aristrophanes
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What are the Romans known for?
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*Creating few innovations
*Perfecting "stock characters" |
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Who are the Roman Playwrights?
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*Terence
*Plautus *Seneca |
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What is Seneca known for?
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Inventing the 5 Act form and writing "closet dramas."
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What country and quote describes placing the focus of the plays on the TRUE INVISIBLE WORLD?
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Asian Theatre
"Truth is that which does not change." |
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Asian theatre rejects what?
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Depicting the physical world
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What is the oldest form of (Asian) theatre?
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Sanskrit Drama
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What innovation did the Beijing Opera provide?
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Black clothing on stagehands makes them invisible
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What are the three Japanese forms of theatre?
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*Noh
*Bunraku *Kabuki |
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What characteristics describe the "Noh?"
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Male performers wearing masks, influenced by ZEN, reflecting the value of tradition.
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What characteristics describe "Bunraku?"
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Puppet operators are visible.
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What characteristics describe "Kabuki?"
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They will do anything to create an emotional response.
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What time period is the Afterlife more important that the physical world?
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Medieval
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Medieval theatre exhibited what?
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The 1st examples of episodic structure.
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What playwright is famous from Medieval theatre?
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"Anonymous"
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What event profoundly affected theatre in Elizabethan times?
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The sinking of the Spanish Armada.
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Why would Elizabethan playwrights write long speeches and monologues?
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Because their audience was very interested in language.
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Who are the famous Elizabethan playwrights?
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*Christopher Marlow
*Ben Jonson *William Shakespeare |
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What is Chistopher Marlow famous for?
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Perfecting the Iambic pentameter form.
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What is Ben Jonson famous for?
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Being the most respected playwright of the time.
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What is William Shakespeare famous for?
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Being the most popular playwright.
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What time period was "The Academie" formed
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French Neoclassical
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What rules did "The Academie" come up with?
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The Unities
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What are the three Unities?
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1. Time (24hrs or less)
2. Place (one place only) 3. Action (one plot, no subplots) |
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What era of theatre rejected the value of logic rationalism in favor of sentiment?
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Romanticism
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What resulted from Romanticism?
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The birth of the MELODRAMA
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What are the two characteristics of Epic Theatre?
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*Attempts to create an intellectual experience
*Rejects theatrical illusion |
