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32 Cards in this Set
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What is Realism?
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Theatrical style which imitates real life
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What is a Theatrical Style?
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Words used to describe how an artist imitates reality
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What are the six styles?
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Realism
Expressionism Classicism Romaticism Theatricalism Surrealism |
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What are 2 styles that imitate Objective reality?
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Realism
Theatricalism |
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What are 2 styles that imitate Subjective Reality?
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Expressionism
Surrealism |
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What is an Objective Reality Style?
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Shows us the world through a scientist's eyes, and invites us to evaluate things by what they look like and how familiar they sound
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What is a Subjective Reality Style?
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Shows how the artist feels about reality, and how his feelings influence the way things look. Dialogue can be unfamiliar.
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What is an Idealized Reality?
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The world is portrayed as being perfect, and shows what the artist wishes the world to be.
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Who wrote The Glass Menagerie?
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Tennessee Williams
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Who wrote Waiting for Godot?
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Samuel Beckett
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When was The Glass Menagerie first produced?
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1944
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When was Waiting for Godot first produced?
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1954
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What is The Glass Menagerie about?
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Tom hates his job and wants to run away and join the merchant marines and be a poet. His sister is frail and mother is oppressive. Laura, the sister is pushed to be married, but lives in a dream world populated by her glass animals.
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What is Waiting for Godot about?
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Didi (Vladimir) is smart and tries to figure out where he is. His companion Gogo iis opptimistic but immature. See pgs 44-45
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What is Expressionism?
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Seeing the play through the eyes of the central character.
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What traits are part of Expressionism?
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1-You experience story through eyes of the character which is tormented by society, business, or war?
2-The scenery, costume, makeup is distorted 3-The characters speak in short dialogue 4-Most of the characters have names that describe what they do |
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What is Surrealism?
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Based on the belief that images of our subconscious reveal the truth which is beautiful, lyrical, and sometimes very funny.
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What are traits of Surrealism?
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1-The scenery, costumes, makeup, etc are distorted
2-People or objects change appearance 3-The tone of the play is whimsical and amusing whit visual jokes 4-The play offers an altered sense of time 5-Logic of sequence of events is hard to follow |
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What is Postmodernism?
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describes the innovations in artistic expression in the years since Modern Art
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What is Classicism?
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Based on the belief that we can learn the truth if we use our powers of reason to create an ideal world.
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What are some traits of Classicism?
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1-Scenery and costumes are reminiscent of Greece
2-Characters speak formally and engage in intellectual debates 3-The central character asserts his or her will in an effort to control basic impulses 4-The tone of the play is intellectual |
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What is Romanticism?
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Based on the belief that truth is discovered through feeling emotions of our idealized image of perfection
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What are some traits of Romanticism?
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1-The action is set in an exotic and distant era
2-Characters speak in elevated language 3-The central character is striving toward an ideal that cant be acieved in real life 4-You are swept up in the adventures of the plot and the thrilling emotions |
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What does a Reviewer do?
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Refers to reporters who write about plays for a daily newspaper and who only stick to the 5 W's
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What does a Critic do?
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Refers to the critiques for weekly or montly publications in newspapers and have sufficient time to write analysises of plays
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What should a skilled reviewer do?
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Compare the play to others they have already written about, and let the reader know whether or not the play was a success
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What is a Critique?
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Should reveal that the writer is well educated and knows the many different schools of criticism
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Why were Scholars mentioned in the text?
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They do historical, analytical, and theoretical research and then make contributions to our knowledge by writing about it.
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What is an Essay in theatrical terms?
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A short, forceful, and well-organized presentation of an idea that aspires to persuade the reader to agree with the writer's thesis
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What does a well written Essay have?
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Introduction - states the thesis succinctly
Main Body - Supports the thesis with evidence and arguments Conclusion - Restates the thesis |
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Who is Goethe and why is he important?
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German playwright from 200yrs ago and asked 3 question
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What are the 3 important questions about Writing Theatre?
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1-What was the artist trying to do?
2-Did the artist succeed in doing it? 3-Was it worth the doing? |
