c9 Flashcards
The work of the playwright points the way for collaborators to create the realization of the text on stage. In this respect, the playwright is similar to a(n) Blank______ or Blank______.
- architect
- composer
People are the _____ of the drama whereas the action that defines the characters is the ____
- subject
- verb
Typically speaking, theatre is limited to the Blank______.
stage
The limits of time in theatre can be looked at in two ways:
- how long it takes a performance to take place?
- the time limits placed on the characters within the structure of the play
Examples of one character or group opposing another may be Blank______.
- old guard vs young turks
- home team vs the visiting team
- father vs son
- men vs women
The primary artist in the theatre who conceives of the initial idea to be staged is the Blank______.
playwright
The primary artist in the theatre who conceives of the initial idea to be staged is the Blank______.
the playwright attempts to create a relatively equal but hard fought contest
The term ____ is from the Greek word dran meaning “to act” or “to do.”
drama
Plot is usually based on a Blank______.
story
What is meant by the idea that the action of the play is generally confined to a “world” of its own?
It contains a fictional universe of all the characters and events of the play.
German playwright Bertolt Brecht and American playwright Thornton Wilder were greatly influenced by Blank______.
- Beijing Opera
- Mei Lanfang
The time limit or deadline within the structure of the play is Blank______.
the time covered by the events of the play
story
a full narrative account of an event typically told in chronological order
plot
scenes that are selected and arranged for maximum dramatic impact
True or false: Family members are rarely used as a device to create tension between forces.
false
The playwright will typically state a problem that the characters strive to resolve Blank______.
- immediately after the play opens
- just before the play is taken up
In order to generate a contest of wills as equal as possible, the playwright will attempt to create a _____ of forces
balance or harmony
True or false: complications are impediments that are put in the character’s way whereas new forces or plot twists that alter the balance of power and delay the climax are called obstacles.
false
The arrangement of events or the purposeful order of scenes in a play is called
plot
Because of a series of conflicts, obstacles and complications the character(s) must resolve, a variety of ______ that build one on top of the other before reaching the climax.
crises
Bertolt Brecht used _____ props and actions that were similar to those seen in Beijing opera in order to achieve his alienation or distancing effect.
symbolic
In what way might the viewpoint of the playwright help the audience understand the play?
- The playwright’s viewpoint helps us perceive and interpret the actions of the characters.
- It tells us that the author is looking at events from a personal or unusual angle.
Which of the following is a full account of an event, or series of events, usually told in chronological order?
story
Identify the two equal but complete ideas that illuminate the meaning of tragedy.
- The world we live in is often cruel, unjust and meaningless.
- Man is capable of extraordinary even limitless achievements.
The opening scene of a play may do which of the following?
- establish the imbalance between the characters
- indicate the tone of the production
- initiate the action of the characters.
Impediments that are put in the character’s way are called ______ whereas _____ are new forces or plot twists that alter the balance of power.
- obstacles
- complications
This is the final and most important moment in the play in which the key issues are resolved.
climax
Because people may see an event from their own perspective, it is critical that the playwright deliberately and directly impose their own Blank______ on the play.
point of view
The two prominent periods in which tragedy found it greatest dramatic expression were Blank______.
- the Renaissance
- the Golden Age of Greece
True or false: complications are impediments that are put in the character’s way whereas new forces or plot twists that alter the balance of power and delay the climax are called obstacles.
false
