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27 Cards in this Set
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Magnitude (part of tragedy)
how is it created? |
1.tests moral foundations
2.issued treated 3.high class of main char. 4.ethical choice |
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Characteristics of Tragic Hero/Heroine
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1.extraordinary
2.stature 3.symbolic of their society 4.won't let other char. or circumstances shape their destiny |
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Catharsis
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emotional release
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Historical Development of Serious Drama
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Classical- ruling class char., verse
18th Century-mid. class char., drama & melodrama, prose 19th Century-working class char., drama & melodrama 20th Century-tragedy less common, drama & melodrama |
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Types of Drama
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Heroic
Domestic Melodrama |
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Char. of Heroic Drama
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-upper class hero
-large scale concerns |
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Char. of Domestic Drama
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-ordinary main char.
-family, personal, or relationship concerns |
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Char. of Melodrama
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-good vs. evil
-lots of action -focus on WHAT happens -discovery & reversal -spectacular climax |
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Characteristics of Comedy
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-optimistic
-outrageous premise -basically humorous -objective view -lower stakes -complete escape -reinforces social norms |
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Types of Comedy
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Situation
Satire Comedy of Character Comedy of Ideas Romantic Comedy Burlesque Comedy of Manners |
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Define Tragicomedy and it's characteristics
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-when comedy and tragedy are equally mixed
-isolation in relationships -desperation -may be serious w/ happy ending, or happy w/ sad ending -mixed tone |
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3 types of thinking
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convergent
divergent provisional |
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Convergent thinking
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gather info. to reach conclusion (usually 1)
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Divergent thinking
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take something and think of as many possibilities as possible
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Provisional thinking
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both gather info., then think of all the possibilities of what the info. means
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2 types of understandin
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discursive
integrative |
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Discursive understanding
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when you know factual info.
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Integrative understanding
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take discursive understanding and apply it towards analyzing a play
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Aesthetic distance
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willing suspension of disbelief
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Empathy
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feel WITH the characters
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Types of theatre
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Proscenium
Thrust Arena |
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Proscenium theatre char.
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-picture frame opening
-audience facing same direction -stage=primary focal point *good for realism |
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Thrust theatre char.
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-stage extends into audience space
-audience can see itself -stage=primary focal point, but not as clear as in prosc. |
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Arena theatre char.
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-stage surrounded by audience space
-stage=primary focal point, but aud. is more visual element of performance |
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Artistic Theatre Collaborators
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-director
-playwright -designers -actors |
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Business Theatre Collaborators
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-house manager
-FOH staff |
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Technical Theatre Collaborators
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-stage manager
-technical director -tech staff |
