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Question 0

Tragedy

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Sober, thoughtful plays that are based on profound human emotions and conflicts that do not change with time or place.

Question 1

The hill of all movies (6)

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Exposition(introduction), inciting moment, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement(resolution.

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Examples

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A streetcar named desire, death of a salesman, Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar, Oedipus Rex, hamlet

Question 3

Tragedy ends in

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Death

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Protagonist

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Main character

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Antagonist

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Main character enemy

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Error with serious consequences in tragedy

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Tragic flaw

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Pathos

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Audiences pity & compassion

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Catharsis

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The sense of release of emotion, or purging of pathos felt by the audience at the completion of a tragic story

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5 parts of a tragedy

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1 Inevitable No way to stop or change the outcome
2 universal theme And appeal
3 emotional
4 protagonist fails to meet goals and is alienated from society
5 protagonist is average or better

Question 10

Parts of a comedy: exaggeration

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Either physical characteristics (Austin powers teeth) or emotional (melodramatic)

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Parts of a comedy: incongruity

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Something out of place or time or out of character (Austin powers in our time)

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Parts of a comedy: anticipation

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Looking forward to a laugh. We know it’s going to happen (banana peel)

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Parts of a comedy: incompletion

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Something started but not finished, the audience finishes the thought with laughter

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Parts of a comedy: ambiguity

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Double meaning. Puns(word play)

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Parts of a comedy: recognition

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Hidden meanings (lazar wolf & they’ve talking about two different things

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Parts of a comedy: violence

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Physical violence or action without fear of injury

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Parts of a comedy: relief

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Building up pressure and then releasing it.

Question 18

A Capella

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Singing without instrument accompaniment

Question 19

Choreographer

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The person who designs the dance moves

Question 20

Chorus

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a group of singers (male, female or mix) in which each of the several singers sing each of the melodic lines.

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Composer

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The person who writes the score (melodies/notes)

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Conductor

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The person who directs the orchestra for performances

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Encore

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(Literally: again in French) now used to describe the unplanned repetition of a number because of an audiences enthusiastic response.

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Ensemble

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He possible groupings of singers or instrumentalists | 2: duo, duet. 3: trio. 4: quartet. 5: quintet. 6: sextet. 7: septet. 8: octet.

Question 25

Libretto

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The words/poetry to an opera

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Lyrics

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The words, poetry to a song (usually rhyming)

Question 27

Musical comedy

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An American derived genre which developed in the late 19th century. It tended to have less complex plots and less difficult singing than opera or operetta and put an emphasis on the chorus line.

Question 28

Opera

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One of the oldest ancestors of the musical theatre. Originated in Italy at the baroque era, thanks to the florentine camerata. Although it's character has changed over the centuries, a typical opera in Italian and features recitatives and arias.

Question 29

Overture

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A separate instrumental number played at the beginning of an opera or a show. In musical theatre, it is common for the overture to contain melodies from various songs in the show. It tells the show is about to begin.

Question 30

Rock Opera

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A genre of the late 20th century which tends to be sung throughout (like opera), but makes use of rock style style in some or all of its score.

Question 31

Score

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The written melodies/ notes of music

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Virtuoso/a

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A very talented performer

Question 33

Willing suspension of disbelief was made by:

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Samuel Coleridge

Question 34

Deus exmachina

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Means: god from the machine | a "god" comes down & solves all their problems at the end of the play ( which is actually a machine above)

Question 35

Skene

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Hut in the back for changing

Question 36

Dramas

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The birds, peace, the wasps, the clouds

Question 37

Shakespeare's plays (3)

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Romeo & Juliet, a mid summers night dream, all's well that ends well, and hamlet ?

Question 38

Rake stage

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A upward stage decision so the audience can see everyone

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Blocking

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Pre-planned moving

Question 40

Everyone in the theatre is....

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Selfish:)

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Types of comedy

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Exaggeration, incongruity, anticipation, incompletion, ambiguity, recognition, protection, relief.

Question 42

Where the orchestra sit

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Orchestra pit

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The extension of the stage

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Apron

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Beyond the left side of the stage | Beyond the right side of the stage

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Left wing | Right wing

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The control panel in the back

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Booth

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Back wall of stage

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Cyclorama