Exam 1

Question 1

Interdisciplinary

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a process of answering a question, solving a problem, or addressing a topic that is too broad or complex to be dealt with adequately by a single discipline or profession and that draws on disciplinary perspectives and integrates their insights to (produce) a more comprehensive understanding

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What does thinking in interdisciplinary terms mean?

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ability to make conscious connections to seek different perspectives; its about making connections and discovering the value of relationships among disciplines

Question 3

Script Analysis

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you must examine the text section by section

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Creativity

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the ability to generate new ideas

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Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

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theory argues that humans have a series of needs, some of which must be met before they can turn their towards others; certain universal needs are pressing while others of “acquired” emotions are secondary importance

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Hierarchy

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a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority

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What is the order of the Hierarchy of Needs?

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1) biological and physiological needs; 2) safety needs; 3) love and belongingness needs; 4) esteem needs; 5) self-actualization needs

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Who created divergent/convergent thinking?

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Psychologist J.P. Guilford

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Divergent Thinking

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the process of generating multiple related ideas for a given topic or solutions to a problem; occurs in a spontaneous, free-flowing, ‘non-linear’ manner

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Convergent Thinking

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the ability to apply rules to arrive at a single ‘correct’ solution to a problem such as the answer to an IG test problem; systematic and linear process

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What does divergent thinking equal?

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creative thinking

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Alternative Uses Task Test

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naming all the uses of a brick; the number of different responses or the number of responses given by no one else has provided a measure of how creative a person is; scoring comprised of four components

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What are the four components of the Alternative Uses Task Test?

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originality- how common is the use; fluency- total number of uses found; flexibility- different categories; elaboration- amount of detail

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Imagination

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the fuel for creativity

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Howard Gardners Multiple Intelligences

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verbal/linguistic- using language to present your ideas, to express your feelings or persuade others; logical/mathematical- reasoning, logical thinking, handling mathematical problems; visual/spatial- creating and interpreting visual images, thinking in three dimensions; bodily/kinesthetic- feeling and expressing things physically, doing hands on work; musical/rhythmic- creating and feeling a rhythm to expess a mood, detecting and analysing musical themes; intrapersonal- within the self, understanding your own interior thoughts and feelings in a very clear way; interpersonal- between people, understanding the feelings needs and purposes of others

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Inspiration

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the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative

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Muse(s)

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9 muses in Greek mythology; inspirational goddesses of literature, science and the arts; considered the source of knowledge embodied in the poetry, lyric, songs, and myths that were related orally for centuries

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PLaywright

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their words are the skeletal beginning of what will become a fully embodied three dimensional theatrical form; responsible for the initial vision of the play; basic awareness of the physical aspects of theatre necessary

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The Western “Canon”

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a body of book, music, and art that scholars generally accept as the most important and influential in shaping western culture; by studying their plays we will have both a window to the past and gain insight into what it is to be human

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The Human Condition

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what it is to be human

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What happened in the 1970’s?

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scholars began to work to give credit to female and african american playwrights; objective was to introduce people to works of playwrights that were dismissed because of prejudices regarding race and gender

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How did you write a play/ideas to get started

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Henrik Ibsen wrote an outline; Shakespeare adapted his plays from stories already in existence; Inspiration- current events, personal experiences, historical figures

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Devised Theatre

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it is a group effort

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What is the value of rehearsal?

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see and hear the play “on its feet”; use this experience to continue shaping the play; new plays are developed in small theatres before they are produced on the main stage

Question 25

Previews

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are productions that often play for weeks with a paying audience at a somewhat reduced ticket price before the opening; critics are NOT invited

Question 26

What is Aristotle's six elements of a play?

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plot, character, thought, language, music, spectacle

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Exposition

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gives the audience a preview of the events to come and gives us insight into the characters, setting, and background. A great deal of information is typically conveyed in the first few scenes

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Inciting Incident

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an event that hooks the viewer into the story and sets everything else that happens into motion; this moment is when an event thrusts the protagonist into the main action of the story

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Rising Actions

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small units of action are dramatized that build in emotional intensity

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Climax

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the emotional high point of the action; the conflict has reached a critical stage; everything in the play has been leading up to this moment

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Falling Action

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emotional intensity drops

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Resolution

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AKA denouement; loose ends are tied and balance is restored

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What are the 7 things that every play must have?

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inciting incident, protagonist, antagonist, a beginning, a middle/the journey, climax, an end

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Inciting Incident

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event or moment that introduces the protagonists want

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Protagonist

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character who wants something so badly that they will take whatever action necessary to get it; traditionally this is the character the audience should most identify with/want to win

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Antagonist

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character who creates obstacles for the protagonist getting what they want and who wants something just as badly; sometimes the antagonist has the same want

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A Beginning

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where we find out what the protagonist wants and why they must have it; introduces main character, allies and enemies; incites the journey

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A Middle/The Journey

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where we see the protagonist trying different ways to get what they want, with the antagonist continually getting in the way

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Climax

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moment where the protagonist has only one option left for getting what they want; most intensity; biggest turning point of the main characters/protagonist

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An End

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where we see the protagonist either get or not get what they want and how that has changed them

Question 41

Deus ex Machina

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implausible concept or a divine character is introduced into a storyline for the purpose of resolving its conflict and procuring an interesting outcome; sudden unexpected; must be shown that the problem solved by the Deus is one that is unsolvable or hopeless

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Aesthetic Distance

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an audiences emotional involvement in a story; gap between a viewers conscious reality and the fictional reality presented in theatre; allows us to separate the world of play from reality

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Close Aesthetic Distance

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when the audience become fully engrossed in the world of the play; at least one character with whom the audience identifies with (usually the protagonist); as if the audience was living through it themselves

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Opposite of Close Aesthetic Distance

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some playwrights will deliberately increase the aesthetic distance between the audience and the characters as a means of focusing the audiences attention on other aspects of the story

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Willing Suspension of Disbelief

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refers to one of aristotles principles of theatre in which the audience accepts fiction as reality so as to experience a catharsis; empathy is heightened

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Catharsis

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releasing of tensions to purify the soul

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Without Aesthetic Distance...

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we might feel compelled to take action to stop the progression of the play

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Without Willing Suspensions of Disbelief...

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we are unable to become absorbed into the world of the play, to fully experience it and to empathize with the characters

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Style

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is dictated by language; identified by character movements and social manners, by changes and fashions in architecture, clothes, furniture, and decoration; expressed by music, painting, and dance; heavily reliant on the period of history

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What does the director do?

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provide Artistic Vision for the play AKA directors concept; role of director is fairly new; masterful at interpreting plays and convincing actors to take direction in order to coordinate the stage effects and acting ensemble

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Who was the first director?

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Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, George II

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Saxe-Meiningen

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all leading actors were required to take walk-on roles; insisted on long rehearsals; insisted on authentic sets and costumes; set a new standard- directors worked to provide a unified production

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Genre

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relates to the kind of emotional response a play creates in the audience; blending of genres can occur

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What are the types of Genre?

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tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy, and melodrama

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Tragedy

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serious in nature and ends unhappily; Aristotle believe tragedy evoked pity and fear; protagonist faces ethical/moral issue; genre where catharsis is felt the most

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How did Aristotle define tragedy?

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form of drama in which the protagonist has a tragic flaw (such as excessive pride); flaw causes protagonist to make a choice that leads to a series of unfortunate events which then leads to their own downfall

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What is the greatest example of a Tragedy?

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Hamlet

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Comedy

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based on humor, lacks emotional involvement; portrayals society irreverently; consequences are dealt with lightly

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Comic Relief

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action created to ease emotional tension or contrast with a major event

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What are the variations of Comedy?

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farce, satire, comedy of manners, romantic comedy, and parody

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Farce

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light dramatic work; highly improbably plot situations; exaggerated characters; and slapstick elements

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Slapstick

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boisterous form of comedy marked by chases, collision, and crude practical jokes

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Satire

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works to make a political point

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Comedy of Manners

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makes fun of the cultural conventions of a society, usually high society

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Romantic Comedy

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boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back; unites two lovers who belong together

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Parody

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makes fun of the content and the form of a work

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Tragicomedy

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tragic and comic equally mixed; characters are exaggerated; occasionally ends happy with a series of unfortunate events

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Melodrama

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follows tragicomedy but focuses more on what happens rather than how; overemotional; fast paced action and suspense; audience concerned with what will happen next rather than how the characters will react; soap opera