Terminology Flashcards
What is Plastic Theatre?
Tennessee William’s own method of theatre, which includes using music and lighting for symbolic effect in an otherwise realist performance.
What is Modern Tragedy?
A genre of tragic play which follows the plight of the common man, tracking internal or psychological conflict with morally grey characters and situations
Describe the genre of the Southern Gothic.
Inspired by the repression of the trauma of slavery and the Civil War in the southern states of America, the Southern Gothic is a genre which explores paranoia, anxiety and breakdown in the face of repressed trauma in character’s lives.
How would you describe Blanche’s character type?
as a ‘tragic protagonist’
What is a foil, and who is Blanche’s foil?
A foil is a character who acts in opposition to the protagonist to create contrast and conflict, and this part is taken by Stanley
