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1. pleasure
2. power
3. duty (obligation)
4. desired result |
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Which of the following playwrights was the most radical of their time period:
a. Aeschylus
b. Horace
c. Euripides
d. Aristotle
e. Sophocles |
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Thespis was the first...
a. politician who sanctioned theatre as an art form
b. actor
c. director
d. playwright |
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Everyman is an example of:
a. liturgical drama
b. a mystery play
c. a miracle play
d. a morality play
e. none of the above |
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The reason for the end of Roman Theatre was:
a. it became to expensive to produce in the crumbling empire
b. the etrucscans imposed sanctions against the audience members
c. aristotle found it to be too distasteful
d. All of the above
e. None of the above |
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Seneca was believed to have:
a. been a political exile
b. been the tutor of Nero
c. written tragegies
d. all of the above
e. None of the above |
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Who of the following might have wirtten a play which used processional staging:
a. Aristophanes
b. Aristotle
c. Aeschylus
d. Plautus
e. None of the above |
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The most important relationship in the theatre is between:
a. The Actor and the director
b. The Actor and another Actor
c. The Actor and the Playwright
d. The Actor and the Audience |
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Definition
| d. The Actor and the Audience |
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A satyr play mainly dealt with:
a. Domesticity
b. The Gods and Kings
c. Romans
d. All of the above
e. None of the above |
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When performing religious vernacular drama the artists:
a. adhered to the basic rules of drama set out by the greeks
b. kept the scripts strictly srious
c. were careful not to offend the priests
d. all of the above
e. none of the above |
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| The lighting designer's primary job is to:_______________. |
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| In The Second Shepherd's Play, who was swaddled in Mak's wife's bed next to her? |
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Aristophanes was known for his:
a. old men with phalluses
b. comedies
c. political writings
d. all of the above
e. none of the above |
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A crucial element that is common in all philosophies regarding the origins of theatre as an autonomous art is:
a. role playing
b. the prescence of masks
c. rituals
d. story telling
e. none of the above |
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According to the classical definitions Woyzeck would be considered a:
a. tragedy
b. comedy
c. satyr play |
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Expecting Isabel is most like:
a. greek tragedy
b. Medieval play
c. a play by Seneca |
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A Trope is most similar to a
a. deus
b. Parados
c. Stasima
d. Dithyramb |
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The Thymele is...
a. the script
b. the platform on which the actors performed
c. mask used for comedy
d. the altar that wa used on the stage |
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| d. the altar that was used on the stage |
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Which of the following was not a trait common to Estruscan theatrical experiences:
a. the notion of perfection
b. political content
c. commercial elements
d. all were etruscan traits
e. none were etruscan traits |
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Plautus was known for:
a. his characterizations
b. his closet dramas
c. his boy-meets girl, boy loses girl plot line
d. his tragedies that emphasize the affects of moral evil of society |
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| c. his boy- meets girl, boy loses girl plot line |
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Terence was known for:
a. his characterizations
b. his closet dramas
c. his boy-meets girl, boy loses girl plot line
d. his tragedies that emphasized the affects of moral evil of society |
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| d. his tragedies that emphasized the affects of moral evil of society |
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Which was not an example of Religious Vernacular Drama:
a. morality plays
b. mystery plays
c. Miracle plays
d. interludes
e. all were examples of religious vernacular drama |
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Sophacles was a famous:
a. dramatic critic
b. philosopher
c. playwright
d. all of the above |
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Term
| Summarize the Medievil view of the world: |
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Definition
| The Medieval view of the world was through God's eyes and God's continuum. |
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Horace was most known as a(n):
a. Playwright
b. actor
c. politician
d. dramatic critic
e. none of the above |
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In Greek Drama the point of attack of the play was :
a. late
b. early
c. antecedent |
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some of the main characteristics of tragedy in ancient rome:
a. tragedy was produced in the ampitheaters
b. tragedy was presented to give moral lessons to the general public
c. tragedy was more popular that comedy
d. all of the above
e. none of the above |
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The re-evolution of theatre during the medieval period after many years of stasis was attributed to:
a. the vagabond players
b. the church
c. guilds
d. all of the above
e. none of the above |
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Religious vernacular drama was performed:
a. in the church
b. on carriages
c. in the town squares
d. all of the above
e. none of the above |
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Liturgical drama was performed:
a. in the church
b. on carriages
c. in the town squares
d. all of the above
e. none of the above |
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Which theatrical event could also be called the origins of dinner theatre:
a. the festival of dionysus
b. the interlude
c. the vagabond cycle
d. the roman bread& circus
e. none of the above |
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Ater Oedipus found his mother/wife off-stage, he ran back on the stage through the structure? The
a. Mansion
b. deus ex machina
c. orkestra
d. Skene
e. Thymele |
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Medieval drama was:
a. episodic
b. anachronistic
c. liturgical
d. all of the above
e. none of the above |
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Who below is associated with the origins of theatre?
a. satyra
b. dionysus
c. horace
d. aristotle
e. none of the above |
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Seneca wrote:
a. Medea
b. Oedipus
c. Agememnon
d. All of the above
e. none of the above |
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Lysistrata was written by
a. Aristotle
b. Plautus
c. Euripides
d. Aristophanes
e. Seneca |
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The purpose of the parados could be to
a. introduce the characters
b. give exposition
c. establish mood
d. all of the above
e. none of the above |
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THe members of the guilds:
a. financed plays
b. build the sets
c. acted in the plays
d. all of the above
e. none of the above |
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closet dramas refer to productions of:
a. greek tragedies
b. roman tragedies
c. medieval tragedies
d. liturgical drama
e. none of the above |
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The difference between old comedy & new comedy in Greece is that:
a. the first was simpler and the second we more complex
b. the first was political and the second ws domestic
c. the rist was bawdy and the second was more intellectual
d. all of the above
e. none of the above |
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| b. the first was political and the second was domestic |
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Who dies at the end of Oedipus Rex:
a. Oedipus
b. Creon
c. Laius
d. All of the above
e. none of the above |
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Which genre focused onthe devastating affect of moral evil on a society?:
a. greek tragedy
b. roman tragedy
c. Etruscan Tragedy
d. Byzantine Tragedy |
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Rock N Roll mainly adhered to which unity:
a. Time
b. Place
c. Action
d. All of the above
e. None of the above |
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Expecting Isabel mainly adhered to which unity:
a. time
b. place
c. action
d. all of the above
e. none of th above |
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Which condition was present in humans that made the evolution of theatre inevitable?
a. developed aesthetic sense
b. naturally imitative
c. detatched comic sense |
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Which one of the following aritsts is not one of the atrtists most likely to initiate the production of a play?
a. playwright
b. actor
c. producer
d. director
e. none of the above |
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In which production did the actors not break the fourth wall?
a. Rock N Roll
b. Expecting Isabel
c. Woyzeck
d. they borke the fourth wall in all of them
e. they didn't break the fourth wall in any of them |
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Greek Drama was financed by
a. the church
b. the government
c. the guilds
d. privately |
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Definition
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| What are the two theories of the evolution of theatre? |
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Definition
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Term
| How is punchinello described? |
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Definition
| hunchback, long crimson nose, dressed in dark cloack, three cornered hat |
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Term
| How is Pantalone described and what era is he from? |
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Definition
| lecherous, miserly and old... italian renaissance |
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| How is Dottore described? |
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Definition
| foolish pendant involved in neighbors affairs, book smart but not wordly wise |
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Term
| What is the role of the actor? |
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Definition
| to portray character's point of view |
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Term
| What is the directors job? What is most important part of the job? |
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Definition
| artistic vision.. to support the actor. |
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Term
| What is the job of the producer? |
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Definition
| in charge of financial stuff. hire and fire directors |
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Term
| What is the importance of the set? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the importance of costumes? |
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Definition
| support characterizations |
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Term
| What is the importance of lighting? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the most important relationship between in theatre? |
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Definition
| between actor and audience |
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Term
| What are the two theories of the evolution of theatre as an autonomous art? What is present in both? |
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Definition
| Ritual and Storytelling.. Role playing is present in both |
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Term
| What conditions are present in a society for the evolution of theatre? |
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Definition
| detatched comic sense and development of the aesthetic sense |
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Term
| What conditions are innate in humans which make it inevitable that theatre exists? |
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Definition
| gift for fantasy and natural imitative |
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Term
| What conditions are innate in humans which make it inevitable that theatre exists? |
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Definition
| gift for fantasy and natural imitative |
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Term
| What conditions are innate in humans which make it inevitable that theatre exists? |
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Definition
| gift for fantasy and natural imitative |
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Term
| What is the role of Ancient Egypt? |
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Definition
| elborate rituals, the outcome was most important than aesthetics, more about spirituality |
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Term
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Definition
| choral ode, tragedy evolved via the dithyramb |
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Term
| What does the goat song signify? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is Dionysus the god of? |
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Definition
| wine and fertility - most theatrical performances give homage to him |
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Term
| What was exciting about Thespis? |
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Definition
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Term
| In the Ancient Greek period, was the point of attack early, late or antecedent? |
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Definition
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Term
| In the Ancient Greek structure and element of drama, wut type of information was given? |
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Definition
| exposition and antecedent information |
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Term
| What are plays considered as TRAGEDIES usually about? |
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Definition
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Term
| In Ancient Greek Comedies, where was the violence shown? WHat did they show? |
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Definition
| off stage.. they showed the carnage |
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Term
| What 5 parts of a play were included in ancient greece period? |
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Definition
| prologue, parados, episodes, stasima, exodus |
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Term
| what is a prologue? What could it give, introduce and establish? |
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Definition
| introduction - could give exposition, introduce characters, establish mood |
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Term
| What is a parados? WHat does it give, introduce? What does it do if there is no prologue? |
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Definition
| entrance to chorus, give exposition, introduce characters, establish mood |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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| What does a playwright do? |
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Definition
| Write the play, the artistic skeleton (script) |
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Term
| What is a stage manager? What is he in charge of? |
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Definition
| (kind of like a commisioner) - sets, costumes, lighting |
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Term
| What does a set designer do? |
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Definition
| sets a tone in a specific environment |
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Term
| What does a costume designer do? |
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Definition
| helps portray the characterization, set the time period |
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Term
| What does a lighting designer do? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the job of the dramaturg? |
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Definition
| the person that makes sure the year matches the effects |
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Term
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Definition
| a line of people speaking in unicine |
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Term
| What was a tragedy play about? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| urles that make things united (time, place, and action) |
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Term
| What is an example of a unity of action? |
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Definition
| if your pregnant at the beginning of the play, you're still pregnant at the end |
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Term
| What happens in the proskene? |
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Definition
| where people came in and out of the theater |
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Term
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Definition
| an alter (actual) on stage |
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Term
| What play did Aeschylus write? |
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Definition
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Term
| What did Sophacles write? |
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Definition
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Term
| What play did Euripides write? |
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Definition
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Term
| What was old comedy? What was new comedy? |
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Definition
| polictal....domestic farces |
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Term
| What did Aristophanes write? |
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Definition
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Term
| What type of atmosphere did the Etruscans create? |
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Definition
| a fetival atmosphere, wanted a commercial element |
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| What does dessimate mean? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| basic Greece tragedy made by the romans that only the elite could watch |
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Term
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Definition
| flood a coliseum and ahve a sea battle; you lose wen u die |
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Term
| What was important about rome and their people? |
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Definition
| they had a strong relationship |
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Term
| What type of playright was Aristophanes? |
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Definition
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Term
| IN the ancient Greek Period, what were the 6 elements of stage and design? |
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Definition
| thymele, skene, orkestra, deus ex machine(actual machine), masks, actors work platform styled shoes or stilts |
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Term
| Who sponsored Greek festivals? |
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Definition
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| Who performed in plays in the Greek period? |
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Definition
| only men were allowed to be a part of it. |
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Term
| Who attended plays in the Greek period? What was put on hold? |
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Definition
| people of the community and surrounding society's while wars were put on hold |
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Term
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Definition
| (poetics) dramatic critic, stuck to unities |
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Term
| What 6 parts of drama did Aristotle include in his writings? |
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Definition
| plot, character, thought, diction, music and spectacle |
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Term
| What was the saying used by the Roman and Byzantine theatre? |
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Definition
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Term
| What type of playwright was Plautus? |
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Definition
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| Who was the most popular playwright in the Roman Empire? |
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Definition
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| What type of double-plot did Terence include in his plays? |
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Definition
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Definition
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| What is another word for structure of Roman Drama? |
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Definition
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Term
| How many episodes did closet dramas have? what were they separated by? |
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Definition
| 5 episodes... separated by choral odes |
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Term
| What did Horace separate? |
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Definition
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Term
| What was the reason for the end of Roman Theater? |
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Definition
| the church banned all the plays because they wanted to get away from their paegan past |
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Term
| What was the economy of Medieval Theatre? |
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Definition
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| What was the political system of Medieval theatre? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| What is a trope equivalent to? |
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Definition
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Term
| What two places were competing to help the general population to learn and have a view from |
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Definition
| monastaries (centers for learning) vs. universities |
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Term
| What were 3 things about Liturgical drama? |
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Definition
| in latin, in the church, about the liturgy |
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Term
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Definition
| a small building which indicated location |
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Term
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Definition
| open space where actors performed |
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Term
| What type of plays were a part of religious vernacular drama? |
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Definition
| mystery, miracle, morality |
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Term
| What was important about Liturgical Dramas? |
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Definition
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Term
| What was the order in which one goes through the ranks in the town guild? |
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Definition
| apprentice, journeyman, master |
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Term
| What language was the religious vernacular drama? |
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Definition
| the native language the people used |
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Term
| What does anachronistic mean? |
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Definition
| out of time; doesn't have linear reality |
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Term
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Definition
| they switched scenes and jumped around to different places throughtout the play |
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Term
| What was a morality play about? |
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Definition
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Term
| What was a mystery play about? |
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Definition
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Term
| What was the subject of all medieval plays? |
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Definition
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Term
| What was a miracle play about? |
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Definition
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Term
| What was an interlude introduced? |
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Definition
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Term
| What language was liturgical drama in? |
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Definition
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Term
| What happened in procession staging? |
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Definition
| the set moved around on wheels (like a parade) |
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Term
| What type of play was Second Sheperd's play? |
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Definition
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Term
| Name nine elements of Religious Vernacular Drama |
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Definition
| Language of common folks, in church or steps of town, about liturgy, episodic, processional staging, stationary staging, used neutral space, anachronistic, used spectacle and was bawdy |
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Term
| Who financed Religious Vernacular Drama? |
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Definition
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Term
| What were two parts of secular drama? |
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Definition
| vagabond players, and interludes |
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Term
| Why did religious drama fall? |
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Definition
| protestants were on the rise |
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Term
| Why did religious drama fall? |
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Definition
| protestants were on the rise |
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Term
| When is the point of attack? |
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Definition
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Term
| Was was so exciting about the Byzantine people? |
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Definition
| when the Roman empire fell, they kept all the text and gave it to the universitties in the beginning of the Renaissance |
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Term
| What was the point of renaissance period? |
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Definition
| rediscovery of the past (period of discovery and exploration) |
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Term
| What period was the printing press introduced? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| from a person's perspective as opposed to god's perspective |
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Term
| What period did universities become the center for learning? |
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Definition
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Term
| What fields in science were improved in the Renaissance Period? |
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Definition
| improvement in art and light techniques that eventually influenced theatre |
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Term
| Who was Medici and what period was he from? |
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Definition
| patron of the arts and from the italian renaissance |
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Term
| What were tragedies about? |
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Definition
| royalty & gods & teaches a moral lesson |
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Term
| What were the genres of the italian renaissance? |
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Definition
| separation of tragedy & comedy, tragedy, and comedy |
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Term
| Through what were art techniques and materials improved through? |
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Definition
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Term
| What was the nickname of Machiavelli? What was his famous quote? |
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Definition
| The prince "the end justifies the means" |
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Term
What does Verisimilitude?
Give 2 examples that verisimilitude was used. |
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Definition
| the appearance of truth..... scenery and acting |
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Term
| What was a renaissance man? |
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Definition
| well-rounded educated man |
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Term
| Since science was developing, what did it affect? |
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Definition
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Term
| What were comedies about? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where plays in the italian renaissance strict and literal OR lenient and imaginative? |
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Definition
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Term
| How should plays be in the Italian Renaissance period? |
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Definition
| pleasurable & instructive |
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Term
| Is Italian Renaissance more prominent in Spain & England OR France and Italy |
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Definition
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Term
| Was dramatic criticism descriptive or prescriptive? |
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Definition
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Term
| When did the result of humanism as a philosophy occur? |
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Definition
| when acting became important and there were professional acting |
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Term
| What period were there the first small roman Ampitheatre? |
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Definition
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Term
| What was a proscenium arch |
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Definition
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Term
| What type of seating was there for the italian renaissance period? |
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Definition
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Term
| What was in the pit part of the seating in the Italian Renaissance? |
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Definition
| orchestra, open standing on the floor |
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Term
| Where was the seating called box? |
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Definition
| next level up past the pit, was separatedinto private box seating |
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Term
| Where was the gallery seating located and what period was it a part of? |
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Definition
| highest level but second in station, bench seating |
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Term
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Definition
| stage was at an angle to help perspective and sightlines |
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Term
| Name four parts of the scenic design in the italian renaissance period. |
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Definition
| perspective, chariot and pole, wings, raked stage |
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Term
| How did the lighting design in the Italian Renaissance period improve? |
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Definition
| lighting technology got better so it was more lifelike and people were able to accept the concept of verisimilitude |
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Term
| In what period was opera introduced? |
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Definition
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Term
| What subject was opera based on? |
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Definition
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Term
| What were episodes called in an opera? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the two parts of opera? |
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Definition
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Term
| What did recitative stand for? |
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Definition
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Term
| What did aria stand for? what period? |
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Definition
| episode.. italian renaissance |
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Term
| Why is opera an elistist art form? |
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Definition
| because it's formal and expensive with an orchestra and everything |
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Term
| What period gave birth to the middle class? |
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Definition
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Term
| What did the dramatic critics tell the plays to do? |
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Definition
| separate tagedies and comedies |
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Term
| What did the renaissance change plays like Oedipus to have? |
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Definition
| better character development |
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Term
| Who was poplular art for? |
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Definition
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Term
| What did the opera recreate and include?time period? |
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Definition
| recreated Greek dramas and music was added... italian renaissance period |
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Term
| How did the drama of the italian renaissance compare to the greek & roman stories? |
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Definition
| it was dryer and followed neo-classical rules |
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| What type of characters did commedia dell'arte use? |
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| What different groups of characters were used in commedia dell'arte? |
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| servants, old men, lovers, hereos |
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| In the commedia dell'arte what was highly defined in the characters? |
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| prescribed physical attributes |
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| What were two things included in the commedia dell'arte shows that people could recognize from show to show? |
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| What period and part were women introduced on the stage? |
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| Italian Renaissance- commedia dell'arte |
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| Who was not masked in the plays of commedia dell'arte? why? |
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| young lovers because it was interesting that women were on stage for the first time |
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| Who was more talkative.. pantalone or punchinello |
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| How was capitano described? what part of the italian renaissance? |
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| cowardly, braggart soldier ...commedia dell'arte |
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| How was Zanni described? what part of the renaissance |
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| sometimes foolish and sometimes sly servant - always hungry..... italian, commedia dell'arte |
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| How was Arlecchino described? what's another name for him? what part of renaissance? |
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comical servants, patchwork costumes, -slapstick/wooden sword
(harlequin).... italian... commedia dell'arte |
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| Who was Columbina? When did she show up? What part of the Renaissance was she a part of? |
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| female maidservant... showed up later in the renaissance... italian..commedia dell'arte |
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| What is a stock charater? give example. what time period was it used in? |
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| not a star.. just a space filler (the neighbor guy in home improvement). used in the italian renaissance.. commedia dell'arte |
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| Who were the commedia dell'arte plays written by? |
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| they were not written (trick ques.) |
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| What was the three act structure in the commedia dell'arte? |
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| problem, elaborate, resolve |
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| What is a scenario in commedia dell arte? |
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| scenes by which they explored the problem |
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| What is a Lazzi in commedia dell'arte? |
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| shtick that they stuck in for fun wit the characters |
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| In commedia dell'arte, all masks were worn by everyone except ____________. |
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| A member of the Medici family married into ____________ royalty. |
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| What did Carlo Goldini do? what did he eliminate? what period? |
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| playwright who started to write down commedia shows .. eliminated masks...italian renaissance |
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| What piece did Carlo Goldini write? |
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| French liked Commedia, but only in ______. |
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| Why would France be considered as killing the tradition of Commedia? |
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| commedia couldn't be written so they basically created a new form |
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| What were the strong italian influences of Neo Classical France? |
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| medici family who married into french royalty, and italian born cardinal |
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| Who were the new classical playwrights of Newo CLassical France? |
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| Racine, Moliere, Cornielle |
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| What type of playwright was Cornielle? Name one piece. Name 2 characteristics. What period? |
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| tragic playwright, El Cid, Stretched Unities, Told a good Story..... Neo Classical France |
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| What type of playwright was Racine? Name one piece. Name 2 characteristics. |
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| Tragice Playwright, Phaedra, good use of language, stong with inner life of characters |
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| What type of playwright was Moliere? Name 2 pieces. What incluences did he have and where did they come from? |
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| comic playwright, The Miser and The Misanthrope, stock characters from commedia dell'arte influences |
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| What were societaires? What period are they from? |
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| acting troupes.. from Neo Classical France |
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| What happened once the societare play was over? |
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| the show had to be able to be remounted immediately |
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| Were women allowed to be a part of the members of the societaires? |
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| In what period were tennis court theatres made? why were they made? |
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| Neo Classical France.... when tennis went out of style they remodeled the tennis courts into theatres |
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| What was distinct about the language Moliere's plays? |
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| Why was it important that Neo Classical Plays had sets that were easy to break down? |
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| they made their money by performing so they had to move quickly to do a bunch of shows in a day |
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| What three elements facilitated the coming of the renaissance to Spain? |
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| printing press, marriage of Isabelle and Ferdinand, appointing their own priests to power |
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| What were the affects of the marriage of Isabelle and Ferdinand? What period was it in? |
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| created a strong catholic union and unified Iberian Peninsula.. the period was in spanish renaissance |
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| In what period was the concept of mental illness brought into storylines? |
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| What types of medieval theater were included in the Spanish Renaissance? |
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| entremeses(interlude), juegos, pasos |
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| What types of Spanish Renaissance theatre was there? |
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| auto sacramentales, court theatre, corrales |
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| What were Auto Sacramentales about? What period did it come from? |
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| religious drama... spanish renaissance |
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| Were Corrales private theater or public theatre? What period did it come from? |
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| public theatre...spanish renaissance |
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| What element was included in the corrales plays? a. open air theatre b. neutral stage or space c. used spoken decor d. none of the above e. all of the above |
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| How did people enter the courtyard? |
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| What is a patio? What is another word for it? Name the period. |
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| yard for standing.. pit.. spanish renaissance period |
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| What are lunetas? What period is it from? |
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| semicircular benches around the edge of the patio... spanish renaissance |
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| What is the actual definition of Cazuelas? What is it's definition of it in the Spanish Renaissance? |
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| Where was one place in the courtyard where women could sit if they were unaccompanied? |
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| What were the upper galleries? What period? |
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| religious figures... spanish renaissance |
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| boxes or seats in windows |
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| What were important genres in spanish renaissance? |
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| What were three parts that were included in cloak and sword dramas? |
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| highly structured, romance & intrigue, stock characters |
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| Who was Juan del Encina? What period? What type of theatre was he a part of? |
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| a playwright,spanish renaissance period, he was part of court theatre |
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| What type of playwright was Lope de Rueda? What period? What type of theatre did he do and what did it lead to? |
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| mediocore.. spanish renaissance...strolling theatre that led to corrales |
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| What was Lope de Vega called? How many plays did he write? |
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| Who wrote the new art of playwriting in the Spanish Renaissance? a. Juan del encina b. lope de Vega c. lope de rueda |
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| What was the first play to have common folk win over royalty? What period? Who wrote it? |
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| The Sheep's Well ... spanish renaissance... Lope de Vega |
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| What was the nickname of Calderon de la Barca? Name one piece. It was the spanish language of ___________. |
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| monster of ingenuity... Life is a Dream.. .. spanish language of Hamlet |
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| Under what condition were women allowed to be on stage? |
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| if they were part of the family |
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| How many people were in the companias de partes (Troupes) |
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| What did the Autores of the spanish renaissance do? |
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| adapted plays before they were being written |
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| Who broke from the Roman Catholic Church? What period? |
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| Henry VIII... elizabethan period |
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| What were University wit? Name the period. |
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| group of students from a university that started an acting troupe.. .elizabethan period |
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| What elements paved the way for the Elizabethan theatre? |
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| politics, exploration, literature & learning |
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| What did Queen Elizabeth love? |
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| loved language but especially theatre |
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| Name 4 things Christopher Marlowe did... Name one piece and if it was morality or mystery. |
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| created new characters.. wrote for the university wits.. advanced the art of dramatic stucture.. wrote dramatic poetry... Dr. Faustus.. morality play |
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| What was dramatic poetry written in? how many beats to a line? how many syllables to a beat? Where was the accent? |
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| iambic pentameter.... 5 ... 2.. on the second beat |
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| What parts of Shakespeare's work were noted? |
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| metaphors, music, verse and stage techniques |
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| Who and what did Shakespeare build off of? Did he build off of other people often? |
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| Marlowe.. morality plays..... yes |
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| What type of theatre did the elizabethan period have? a. public b. private c. selective d. a&b e. none of the above |
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| Where public theatres indoor or in open air in the Elizabethan period? |
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| What was the problem wit the public theatres in the Elizabethan period? How many people did it hold? Was the stage neutral? |
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| they were always burning down or closing.....1500-3000 people.... yes |
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| What is a globe stage? What was put in there? Was it in a public theatre or private theatre.. What period? |
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| raised stage 3/4 round.. place for machinery and third story for musicians.. public theatre |
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| What type of set design did they use in the Elizabethan period? |
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| What type of costuming was used in the Elizabethan period? Who bought the clothing? |
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| Elizabethan dress.... actors provided their own |
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| Who controlled the theatres and theatre companies of the Elizabethan period? Who sponsored it? |
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| the monarchy.. a patron no lower than a baron |
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| What was the name of Shakespeares company? How many members was there? |
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| Lord Chamberlain's Men... 25 members |
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| What were the levels of the sharing plan from least to highest |
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| apprentice, hireling, shareholder |
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| Who was a part of hireling? |
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| What did Elizabethan psychology balance with? What was it about? |
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| What happens when you switch from concentrating on God to humanism? |
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| You become obsessed with self. Parallel to what was happening in the Golden Age of Spain.. the first time that the concept of mental illness came into being |
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| What line was Renee Descartes famous for? |
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