Theater

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

Dramatic literary genre that has storys in dialogue to be performed in stage.
Tool to communicate ideas to the masses.
Can be in verse (classical) or prose (contemporary theater)

Question 2

History

Answer 2

Began in Ancient Grece (6th century BC)
Attended by citizens of all ages to educate in civil, political and religious ways.

Question 3

In honor of who they were made?

Answer 3

Dyonisus, god of wine and fertility.

Question 4

When they were more formal, what happened? (History)

Answer 4

Appeared the
- amphitheaters
- scripted plays
- stacked shoes
- Maskw

Question 5

Characteristics

Answer 5

Live performance
Performed before an audience
Requieres actors (they embody characters)
Rarely involves narrators
May contain escenographic material

Question 6

Elements (SASP)

Answer 6

Script
Actors
Scenery
Props

Question 7

Structure

Answer 7

Acts (large proportion
Scenes ( change one to next when the characters of settings changes

Question 8

Types of theater

Answer 8

Comedy
Tragedy
Tragicomedy

Question 9

Comedy

Answer 9

Humans being worse that they are so we can laugh at them
- absurd situations
- simple themes
- happy end

Question 10

Tragedy

Answer 10

Humas being better that they are, so they show their fall of grace
- violent
- end not happy
- they appear Kings and heroes
- serious, solemn themes

Question 11

Tragicomedy

Answer 11

Middle ground, element of both are here
- events every day life
- sad ending but comic plot
- they want a spectator to reflect

Question 12

William Shakespeare

Answer 12

23 april (1564 born) (1616 died)
Stratford upon Avon

English poet, actor and playwright

Mommy issues prob? 18 and Married to Anne hathaway 26 and pregnant

Question 13

William Shakespeare Kids

Answer 13

Susanna

Twins:
Hamnet (died at 11)
Judith

Question 14

William Shkespeare work

Answer 14

38 plays, 2 narrative poems, 154 sonnets. No original manuscripts