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22 Cards in this Set
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a type of religious drama in the Middle Ages about the lives of saints and martyrs
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miracle play
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a late Medieval and early Renaissance form of drama using popular legends to teach morals through allegory. Vices and virtues were personified as characters in these plays
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morality play
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a form of drama developed in the Middle Ages from church liturgy and based on Biblical events
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mystery play
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the text of a play
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script
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a form of drama with a happy ending
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comedy
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a distinctive classification
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genre
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a time of renewed interest in art, literature, and learning in Europe
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renaissance
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a branch of drama dealing with a serious subject, typically in which a great character experiences downfall or death
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tragedy
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classical drama began in _________
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Greece
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During the Roman Empire, drama fell out of favor with the church. t/f
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true
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Roman dramatists imitated their Greek predecessors. t/f
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true
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The Roman church reintroduced drama during the Middle Ages. t/f
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true
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an idea, point of view, or perception the author expresses in his work
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theme
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the mood, time, and place in which a play or story occurs
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setting
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the written instructions by the author suggesting movements, actions, and gestures to the actors
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stage directions
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the part of a play that introduces or explains the theme and the chief characters of the situation
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exposition
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turning point
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crisis
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highest point of intensity
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climax
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final outcome of a story
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denouement
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the raised platform where plays are performed; to perform a play
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stage
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The "point of no return" in the play is the _____.
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crisis
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The conclusion of the story is the _____.
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denouement
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