Final Review

Question 1

Script?

Answer 1

Written words and direction of a play

Question 2

Plot?

Answer 2

The story line

Question 3

Character?

Answer 3

Person portrayed in a drama

Question 4

Setting?

Answer 4

Where it takes place, the time

Question 5

Dialogue?

Answer 5

Spoken conversation between at least 2 characters

Question 6

Monologue?

Answer 6

Long speech from one person

Question 7

Conflict?

Answer 7

Internal or external struggle/ intended to create attention

Question 8

Soliloquy?

Answer 8

Speech style used to create the dialect

Question 9

Aside?

Answer 9

Brief remark from a character while the characters are ALL on stage; other characters do not know the remark

Question 10

Theme?

Answer 10

Meaning of the story

Question 11

Suspense?

Answer 11

The state of being unknown or uncertain

Question 12

Empathy?

Answer 12

Art of an actor to share the feeling of the character with the audience/ feel what the character feels

Question 13

Language?

Answer 13

Word choice/ style used to create the dialect or point of view

Question 14

Scenery?

Answer 14

What is used to create the environment: flats, painted canvas or wood

Question 15

Costumes?

Answer 15

Clothes worn by actors

Question 16

Props?

Answer 16

Any article carried on or off the stage (table); used in dramatic production

Question 17

Sound and Music?

Answer 17

Sound effects the environment for the audience: rain or music

Question 18

Make up?

Answer 18

Used because bright lights tend to drown out the actors faces: make the actors look older or younger

Question 19

Acting?

Answer 19

Speaking and moving helps to create characters

Question 20

Speaking?

Answer 20

Vocal expression

Question 21

Non-verbal expression?

Answer 21

Includes gestures, facial expressions and movement

Question 22

List and define the two types of drama.

Answer 22

1. Comedy - a play with a happy ending

2. Tragedy - shows downfall or death of a main character

Question 23

What is the Dionysian festival?

Answer 23

5 day festival during spring honoring the God of Dionysian

Question 24

How many of each and what type of plays were submitted by each competitor in the festival?

Answer 24

3 tragedies and 1 satyr

Question 25

Where were Greek theaters built?

Answer 25

Into natural hillsides

Question 26

What type of theaters were used?

Answer 26

Amphitheaters

Question 27

Were Greek actors men, women, or both?

Answer 27

Men

Question 28

Describe the costumes of Greek actors.

Answer 28

Larger than life masks, with mega phone and robes

Question 29

What is a skene and it's purpose?

Answer 29

Skene served as part of the set; to set up the scenery and actors performed on it

Question 30

What was the purpose of the chorus?

Answer 30

There are 2: 1. Strophe - asks a question. | 2. Anistrophe - answers the question or responds.

Question 31

List the conventions of Greek theater:

Answer 31

Masks, costumes, scenery, music, choral dancing, and violent action (off stage)

Question 32

How were feelings portrayed in Greek theatre?

Answer 32

Through gestures, body movements, and tone of voice

Question 33

What did Sophocles introduce to drama?

Answer 33

A 3rd actor to the stage

Question 34

Who was the most successful playwright at the Greek Dionysian?

Answer 34

Sophocles

Question 35

What is Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero?

Answer 35

1. Comes from nobility 2. Has a tragic flaw 3. Undergoes a reversal of fortune 4. Has a downfall 5. Recognizes mistakes in catharsis

Question 36

What is the structure of play?

Answer 36

Introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

Question 37

According to Aristotle what did a Tragic consist of?

Answer 37

Chorus, protagonist and antagonist, time, place, and action

Question 38

What do tragic actions arise from according to Aristotle?

Answer 38

Characters inner conflict

Question 39

What are tragedies about according to Aristotle?

Answer 39

People in conflict with the universe

Question 40

What must the tragic hero face by the end of the play according to Aristotle?

Answer 40

Face the world alone and never escape his fate

Question 41

Where was Henrik Isban from?

Answer 41

Norway

Question 42

Describe Isban's most famous works.

Answer 42

Realistic depiction of life and psychological portrait of characters

Question 43

What themes did Isban show in his plays?

Answer 43

Injustice to the middle class, faith and authenticity

Question 44

Name 3 of Isban's major works.

Answer 44

1. Brand 1865 2. A Doll's House 1879 3. Guyent 1867

Question 45

What was A Doll's House about?

Answer 45

A couple with 3 kids living a middle class life until economic and social circumstances forced a change in the wife's attitude, causing her to leave her family.

Question 46

Define upstage.

Answer 46

Stage area away from the audience

Question 47

Define downstage.

Answer 47

Stage area towards the audience

Question 48

Define apron.

Answer 48

Acting area of stage

Question 49

Define orchestra.

Answer 49

Front seats nearest the stage

Question 50

Define orchestra pit.

Answer 50

Area for musicians

Question 51

Define mezzanine.

Answer 51

Lower balcony

Question 52

Define stage house.

Answer 52

Area including stage where actors perform

Question 53

Be able to label the areas of the stage.

Answer 53

UR UC UL R C L DR DC DL Apron Audience