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Earliest written records of drama come from |
ancient greece |
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The earliest drama was probably related to |
religious rites |
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Roman drama was more — in subject and tone |
secular |
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By the Middle Ages, drama was encouraged by the |
Church |
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3 types of religious plays include |
mystery, morality, and miracle |
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Drama, in the Renaissance, at last became |
more serious and mature using costumes, props and sets |
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— plays were always based on the lives of saints |
miracle |
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List 4 reasons American drama had a slow start |
The puritans were against it, lack of funds, absence of any supporting audience, and prejudice regarding the theater as a part of the immoralities of king and court |
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list 2 styles of early american plays |
romantic and realistic vernacular |
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Explain the literary merit of Aiken's adaption of Uncle Tom's Cabin |
He blended both romantic and realistic vernacular styles to provide an accurate summary of the taste of the day. He also chose the subject of slavery for his play. |
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List 3 trends in American drama which began during the period from 1865 to 1914 |
movement towards more realism in the theater, desire to deal intelligently with serious problems as subjects of the play, and a definite leaning toward symbolism in playwriting |
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By 1900, — had appeared in the US |
"Little theater" |
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The development of the "new drama" involved both the use of ___ and ___ |
new forms and experimental techniques |
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The first major american playwright of literary merit was |
Eugene O'Neill |
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A predominant philosophy used by playwrights to portray the unromantic, trivial aspects of life is called |
realism |
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A method used to reveal the beauty or truth existing in mankind by letting characters represent some of these qualities is called |
symbolism |
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A dramatic movement in which the playwright distorts external appearances to portray deeper meanings is called |
expressionism |
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very few theaters existed |
colonial drama |
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theater became established |
drama after the Revolution |
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age of depression for american drama |
drama between 1865 and 1914 |
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marked the birth of the new drama |
early twentieth century drama |
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trend toward psychological concerns |
drama today |
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list 4 modern playwrights |
William Inge, Edward Albee, Tennessee Williams, and Arthur Miller |
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List 8 different types of contemporary american theaters |
broadway, legitimate theater, motion pictures, television, little theaters, university theater, regional theater, and repertory theater |
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were performed by men wearing masks |
greek plays |
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allegories representing vices and virtues |
morality plays |
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based on the life of the saints |
miracle plays |
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early secular plays |
roman plays |
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presented Bible stories |
mystery plays |
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presenting life as the playwright saw it, rather than as he would like it to be |
realism |
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using concrete things to represent abstract ideas |
symbolism |
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led to the use of scrims and whirling stage platforms |
expressionism |
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commercial theater presenting short-run, low budget plays |
legitimate theater |
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a group of actors presenting a variety of plays |
repertory theater |
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the 5 periods of american drama include |
colonial drama, drama after the revolution, drama between 1865 and 1914, 20th century drama, and drama today |
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A popular type of character who displayed american common sense by outwitting sophisticated foreigners was called the |
yankee |
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the first play of merit, written in —, was — adaption of Uncle Tom's Cabin |
1852 and George L. Aiken's |
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The birth of "new drama" in the 20th century was aided by 2 movements: |
revival of dramatic literature in Europe and growth of "little theater" in the US |
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3 new playwrights of the 20th century were |
Eugene O'Neill, Maxwell Anderson, and Elmer Rice |
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A playwright more interested in the psychological than the social was |
Arthur Miller |
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A scrim is a |
thin backdrop curtain |
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The distortion of external appearances is called |
expressionism |
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What are 5 types of contemporary American theater? |
broadway, motion pictures, television, little theaters, and legitimate theater |
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Define a tragedy |
A play that deals with a serious subject. A play in which the protagonist is defeated but escapes death. |
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Define a comedy |
A lighthearted, often amusing, play in which the protagonist wins and there is a happy ending |
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list 3 purposes of drama |
reflects life, criticizes life, and interprets life |
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Explain 3 ways drama can achieve its purpose |
By exploring the human condition through mirroring reality, by providing a platform for examining man's moral and social values, and by extending the human experience through the framework of a play, to solve social conflicts, moral dilemmas, and person problems without anyone's having to suffer direct person consequences |
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Traditionally the element of drama with which the playwright is least concerned is |
setting |
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The first principle, or element, of drama must be |
plot |
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The element carrying the entire weight of the plot is |
characters |
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the playwright uses dialogue and — to express his meaning directly to the reader |
stage directions |
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the way the playwright arranges the other elements of the play to create a pattern is called |
structure |
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the individual way an author or playwright expresses his message is referred to as |
style |
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the actual meaning or intent of the play is called |
theme |
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the — presents necessary information about the plot, characters, or situation in the play |
exposition |
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2 factors helpful to a play reader are |
properly using your imagination and paying careful attention to all the information and clues given by the playwright |
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4 steps to follow when reading a play include |
read through list of characters, find out who characters are and their relationships to each other, notice carefully the description of the setting or scene, and find clues in the dialogue about personalities, ideas, and feelings of the characters |
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deals with a serious subject |
tragedy |
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has the purpose of amusing |
comedy |
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the sequence of actions in a play |
plot |
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the part of a play that presents necessary information |
exposition |
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the message or underlying meaning of a play |
theme |
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the main character in a play |
protagonist |
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the unique way in which an author expresses himself |
style |
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the responsibility of the stage designer |
setting |
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the design or pattern of a play |
structure |
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used by the playwright to explain the way something is to be done |
stage directions |
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a speech given by a character alone or on stage |
monologue |
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3 directions given by the playwright necessary for visualizing a scene include |
picture the scene itself, take note of lighting, and take note of placement of actors during a scene |
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She laughed is an example of |
a stage direction |
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an event, a revelation, or a new character that creates a problem the protagonist must overcome is called the |
incident |
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another term for struggle is |
conflict |
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the part of the play which explains the outcome of the play is referred to as the |
resolution |
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How should a play be read? |
When reading a play, you should examine the characters, figure out the setting and picture it, and find clues as to what the theme is |
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What is the general structure of a play in order of sequence? |
The exposition, the incident, the rising action, the climax, the falling action, and the resolution |
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The use of distortion in time or space is referred to as |
expressionism |
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define broadway |
long-run popular plays shown in large commerical theaters in new york` |
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define repertory |
a collection of plays performed in short intervals |
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list 4 outstanding playwrights |
Eugene O'neill, maxwell anderson, elmer rice, and arthur miller |
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Thornton Wilder was born in — in the year --- |
Madison, Wisconsin in the year 1897 |
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Wilder spent his early childhood in |
China |
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Wilder made his living as a — until he became famous as an author |
teacher of french |
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Wilder won the first pulitzer prize for writing |
the bridge of san luis rey |
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wilder's second pulitzer prize was the result of his play |
our town |
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wilder's belief that — was revealed as a theme in all of his major works
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humanity |
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wilder, because of his original approach and forms, might be called an |
innovator |
