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Introduction to Theater Chapter 7 Test Flashcards

0
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____________ is rooted in sacred ritual

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Drama

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A Greek word meaning “to do” or “to act”

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Drama

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Drama has been built on traditions that are up to ________ years old

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2500 years old

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3
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The earliest forms of civilizations ____________ out activities that were important to them before engaging in them

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Acted

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People believed that in the earliest forms of drama, it would grant them success in meeting their real needs by ____1________ the intended act. They believed that this would _______2_____ their chances of success in the act

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  1. imitating

2. Increase

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5
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Many plays were performed by these people to ____________ the young boys about the rituals they would soon partake in (hunting,fishing,war,etc.)

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Teach

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Since most people were not able to __________, religious plays were performed to teach important religious beliefs that the particular culture held in esteem.

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read

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7
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The _____________ brought about the greatest tragedies of all time. The legacy of Greek Theatre has never been surpassed - even to this day

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classic, or golden age of Greece

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8
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Greek drama has its roots in _____________

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Greek religion

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Celebrations were held in honor of the God of __________________ During these celebrations, dancers would chant around the altar.

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wine and fertility, Dionysus.

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10
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The chanting of dancers around an altar evolved into _______________

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Greek Tragedy

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11
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Thespis invented ___________

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actors

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12
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Actors are often called ___________

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Thespians

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13
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Who wrote the Poetics, which is the origin of drama and playwright structure, and was the first to analyze tragedy?

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Aristotle

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14
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Catharsis means __________

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cleansing

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15
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the visible part of a play

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Spectacle

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16
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audible part of the play

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Sound

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language

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Dictation

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18
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a person in a play

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Character

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the way speech is used to present all aspects of the play, including the production of emotions such as pity, terror, and anger

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Reasoning

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the action and events of a play

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Plot

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Aristotle’s key elements of a play (6)

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  1. the visible part of a play —> Spectacle
  2. audible part of the play —>Sound
  3. language —> Dictation
  4. a person in a play —>Character
  5. the way speech is used to present all aspects of the play, including the production of emotions —> Reasoning
  6. the action and events of a play –> Plot
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Portion of the stage where actors performed (included 1-3 doors in and out)

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Scene

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23
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“Dancing place” where chorus sang to the audience

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Orchestra

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24
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seating for audience

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Theater on

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25
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Three Main Positions of Greek Theatre

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Scene, Orchestra, Theater on

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26
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Dramas were performed in an ____________

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amphitheater

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27
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The ________ described most of the action in a drama

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chorus

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28
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True/False: all the fighting and movement going on off stage

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True

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29
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Which came first, tragedy or comedy?

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tragedy

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30
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Who wrote Seven Against Thebes?

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Aeschylus (542 B.C)

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31
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Who wrote Antigone and Oedipus?

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Sophocles (496 B.C)

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32
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Who wrote Medea?

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Euripides (480 B.C)

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33
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Who wrote Lysistrata?

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Aristophanes (488 B.C)

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34
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Who was a famous Greek Playwright that wrote comedy’s?

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Aristophanes

35
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At the Elizabethan Theater, Small acting troops would be looking for a ______________

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Sponsorship

36
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________________ sponsored theater

A

Queen Elizabeth

37
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small roofed buildings for the wealthy people

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Private Playhouses

38
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__________ is the most famous private theatre

A

The Blackfriars

39
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_______________ are usually in the backyards of inns

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Public Playhouses

40
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_____________ is an example of a public playhouse

A

The globe

41
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Elizabeth I declared that actors must have a(n) ______________ or be arrested which began professional theatre

A

Sponsor

42
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Plays were written to be __________, not read

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acted

43
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___________________ sponsored Shakespeare and his play

A

Lord Chamberlin

44
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Shakespeare’s sponsor group called themselves _______________

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Lord Chamberlin men

45
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Plays belong to the __________ not the author so actors playwrights remained poor

A

company

46
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At the globe theater, Performances take during the

____1____ –> because of the ____2____, used daylight to perform

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  1. day

2. light

47
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Public theaters were either a _________________ wooden structure

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round or octagonal

48
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Public theaters consisted of (7)

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  1. Unroofed courtyard (groundlings would sit here)
  2. Roofed galleries (for the rich)
  3. Platform stage (platea)
  4. Tiring-house (back stage dressing room)
  5. Curtained center door for surprises
  6. Upper balcony
  7. Trapdoors
49
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He was looked down on as “Hack writer” he was not highly esteemed as he is now

A

William Shakespeare

50
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Had a good education, but no university study due to his father’s need for him to be a brick layer

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Ben Johnson

51
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Wrote in blank verse. Not rhymed verse

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Christopher Marlowe

52
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A set of three related plays

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Trilogy

53
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A play meant to be read rather than acted

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Closet dramas

54
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A religious play based on the lives and legends of saints

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Saints plays

55
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A form of religious drama based on biblical history

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Mystery plays

56
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A play concerned with the last week in the life of Christ

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Passion play

57
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A series of acting stations that represent biblical settings; the Saints play and Mystery plays were performed with __________.

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Mansions

58
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A series of short plays depicting religious history from creation through doomsday, performed by medieval guilds in the late fourteenth century

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Cycle

59
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Plays originating during the Middle Ages that were presented authors during planting time, harvest time, and other secular holidays

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Folk Drama

60
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A play dealing with right and wrong, usually in the form of an allegory

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Morality Play

61
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A short version of a Morality play that usually includes more humorous incidents

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Moral Interludes

62
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Professional improvised comedy that developed in Italy during the Renaissance

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Commedia dell’arte

63
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To slant or set at an angle; a __________ stage inclines from the area closest to the audience upward to the rear of the stage

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Raked

64
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A form of Chinese drama that originated in the nineteenth century

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Peking Opera

65
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A six-hundred-year-old Japanese form of drama employing standard characters, simple plots, and intricate language; the oldest form of drama to be preserved in its exact form; also called _________________

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No (Noh)

66
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Japanese drama that features wooden, elaborately costumed marionettes that are about four feet tall (both names for it!)

A

Bunraku, aka (Doll Theater)

67
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Japanese drama from the seventeenth century that combines aspects of both No and _____________ forms of drama

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Kabuki

68
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How did drama probably originate?

A

Drama probably developed along different lines throughout Europe. The earliest evidence of Drama in the Middle Ages is a partial manuscript from a Western European liturgical drama dating to the tenth century.

69
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What was the function of the Greek chorus?

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The chorus served to explain the situation, to bring the audience up-to-date, to make a commentary on the action from the point of view of established ideas, and to. Engage in dialogue with the actors.

70
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How did the Saint and Mystery plays change drama?

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These plays changed drama because they were staged in the churches on platforms called mansions. These mansions represented biblical settings such as Heaven, Hell, and the Sea of Galilee. They were eventually moved out of the church to the town square where the mansions were placed in a straight line.

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What is the Renaissance? How did it affect drama?

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The Renaissance is the the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models. It affected drama because some advances in the dramatic arts were made in Italy. Also theater architecture was developed, as was stage equipment. Sets with perspective and colored lighting were introduced.

72
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In the commedia dell’arte, ___________ is a beautifully dressed young lover

A

Innamorati

73
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In the commedia dell’arte, the ____________ is a middle-aged or elderly man

A

Panalone

74
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In the commedia dell’arte, the ____________ is an elderly gentleman;friend, sometimes rival of Pantalone; originally a professor. Later a medical man lacking common sense.

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Dottore

75
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Who were the great Elizabethan dramatists? (6)

A 
John Webster
Thomas Heywood
Thomas Kyd
Francis Beaumont
Beaumont, and Fletcher
76
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What is the essence of the No theater?

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The essence of the No theater is the bringing to life of brave warriors, honorable young women, and revered gods and demons.

77
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Who wrote neo-Aristotelian tragedies that dealt with issues ranging from interpersonal relationships to faith.

A

O’Neill

78
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Who won the Pulitzer Prize and the Drama Critics Circle. Award for what was to become known as a classic American tragedy, Death of a Salesmen. His other moral and political tragedies include The Crucible and All My Sons.

A

Miller

79
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Who ranks as the greatest playwright next to Shakespeare. He was a playwright dedicated to the exploration of ideas through drama. His satiric humor and fascinating characters keep alive such plays as Saint Joan, Candida, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, and Pygmalion. Goethe developed an approach to theater and acting that influenced actors and playwrights far beyond their geographical sphere.

A

Shaw

80
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Who is sometimes called the father of modern drama and the father of realism, introduced realism in dialogue and characterization. His chief theme was that society must protect and develop the individual rights of each person.

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Henrik Ibsen of Norway

81
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Who contributed to the mounting interest in theater from 1547-1616.

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Cervantes

82
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Who introduced the first important use of blank verse, the “mighty line” of English poetic drama. Combining and extraordinary use of language and the excitement of melodramatic plots, he wrote Tamburlaine the Great, The Jew of Malta, and Edward II.

A

Marlow

83
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In the center rear of the stage was curtained recess called the _________ or inner below. This area was used to reveal particular settings.

A

Study

84
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In the center of the second-level acting area was a shallow balcony, the ____1____, behind another recess called the ______2_______ was often hung to conceal the chamber

A
  1. Tarras

2. Arras

85
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The ___________, roof supported by two ornate columns, was above the stage.

A

Heavens

86
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Above the Heavens was what appeared to be a small house, which was appropriately called the ____________. This structure housed the machinery that raised and lowered actors to the stage.

A

Scenery hut

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