NB words

Question 1

secular

Answer 1

not directly from the bible

Question 2

didactic

Answer 2

to teach a moral lesson

Question 3

characterisation is split into which two sections?

Answer 3

1. external
2. internal

Question 4

what is the EXTERNAL section, and what other characterisations fall under it?

Answer 4

looks at characters’ PHYSICALITY, appearance and vocal tributes of character through non-verbal communication.

= posture, gesture, facial expressions, appearance, voice.

Question 5

what is the INTERNAL section, and what other characterisations fall under it?

Answer 5

characters PERSONALITY, what they think, feel, believe. Through their personal history and motivations. WHAT FUELS THEM, pushes and pulls them.

= social backrounds, class, education, relationships, career, goals, ambitions.

Question 6

what does a actor express when it is not verbal?

Answer 6

they create their character through posture and gesture.

Question 7

what falls under voice?

Answer 7

pace, volume, pitch, articulation, pronunciation, and fluency.

Question 8

style

Answer 8

the way in which the play is presented to the audience. on page and on stage. (realism, physical theatre, elizabethan theatre)

Question 9

genre

Answer 9

refers to what kind of story (narrative) the play is telling. (comedy, tragedy, satire)

Question 10

plot

Answer 10

refers to events of play, and the action.

Question 11

influences

Answer 11

influences on playwright can effect THEMES AND INTENTION. (socio political events)

Question 12

socio political context

Answer 12

what was happening during that time, and place that the play was written in.

Question 13

themes

Answer 13

ideas explored by playwright in the play. (love, truth, betrayal)

Question 14

symbols

Answer 14

visual/aural representations of themes. Can be seen in props, sound, music, lighting, motifs repeated in dialogue of characters.

Question 15

structure

Answer 15

way the play is put together (built).

Question 16

give the structure of a basic play

Answer 16

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/denument, end(open or closed)

Question 17

give the structure of conflict in a play

Answer 17

1. man vs man
2. man vs himself
3. man vs god/fate/nature
4. man vs society

Question 18

setting

Answer 18

time and place of the events of play.

Question 19

given circumstances

Answer 19

who, what, when, where, why, how

Question 20

set

Answer 20

large items on stage to represent setting. (backdrops, furniture)

Question 21

performance space

Answer 21

type of stage used for performance, type of stage to suit performance of play. (thrust stage, theatre in the round)

Question 22

props

Answer 22

smaller items to dress set, used by characters. prop = tool to express characters subtext. personal prop is connected to character.

Question 23

relevance and desired audience responce

Answer 23

linked to playwrights intention, and socio political context of performance. learn a moral lesson.

Question 24

types of theatrical stages

Answer 24

proscenium arch, theatre in the round, open air, thrust stage, traverse stage audience on two sides