Final Flashcards by Madison spence

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Neoclassicism

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Based on interpretations of Aristotle and Horace

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Proscenium

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Arch framing stage

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Blocking

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Actor movement

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Crisis

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Decisive moment at the highest point.

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Sentimentalism

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Humans are innately good

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Climax

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Highest point of excitement

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Surrealism

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Rejected logic in favor of expression

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Constructivism

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Non realistic style of design. Simple machine

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Illusionism

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Rely on a belief in theatrical imitation

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Rising Action

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Action of increasing complication

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Episodic Plot

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Plot connected by ides not cause and effect

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Naturalism

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Dealt with problems of middle and lower class

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Plot

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The story of the play

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Symbolism

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Importance of subjectivity through use of symbols

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Staging

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Directors shaping of movement

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Eclecticism

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Mixtures of styles and methods

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Modernism

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Identified by radical experimentation with form (no realism)

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Absurdism

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Human existence is meaningless

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Impressionism

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Sought truth in fleeting moments of consciousness

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Humanism

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People should be at the center of their concerns

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Expressionism

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Symbolic presentation of meaning

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Secularism

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Belief in the validity and importance of life

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Alley

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Audience on each side

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Point of Attack

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When dramatic plot begins

Denouement

Follows crisis. Untangling or resolving.

Realism

Reproduce details of human life

Raisontuer

Character who speaks for author

Romanticism

Interest in the exotic, subjective, emotional, and the individual

Post Modernism

Critical approach that doubts meaning

Thrust

Audience on three sides