Final Flashcards

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Neoclassicism

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Based on interpretations of Aristotle and Horace

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2
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Proscenium

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Arch framing stage

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3
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Blocking

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Actor movement

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4
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Crisis

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Decisive moment at the highest point.

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5
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Sentimentalism

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Humans are innately good

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6
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Climax

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Highest point of excitement

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7
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Surrealism

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Rejected logic in favor of expression

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8
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Constructivism

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Non realistic style of design. Simple machine

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9
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Illusionism

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Rely on a belief in theatrical imitation

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10
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Rising Action

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Action of increasing complication

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11
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Episodic Plot

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Plot connected by ides not cause and effect

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12
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Naturalism

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Dealt with problems of middle and lower class

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13
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Plot

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The story of the play

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14
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Symbolism

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Importance of subjectivity through use of symbols

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15
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Staging

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Directors shaping of movement

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16
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Eclecticism

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Mixtures of styles and methods

17
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Modernism

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Identified by radical experimentation with form (no realism)

18
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Absurdism

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Human existence is meaningless

19
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Impressionism

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Sought truth in fleeting moments of consciousness

20
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Humanism

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People should be at the center of their concerns

21
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Expressionism

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Symbolic presentation of meaning

22
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Secularism

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Belief in the validity and importance of life

23
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Alley

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Audience on each side

24
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Point of Attack

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When dramatic plot begins

25
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Denouement

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Follows crisis. Untangling or resolving.

26
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Realism

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Reproduce details of human life

27
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Raisontuer

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Character who speaks for author

28
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Romanticism

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

29
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Post Modernism

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Critical approach that doubts meaning

30
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Thrust

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Audience on three sides