U6 Flashcards
Tevye’s main conflict is trying to maintain his ______.
traditions
The ending of Fiddler on the Roof mainly supports the overall theme ____________.
of loss and change, yet hope
A(n) _______ is a long speech by an actor.
monolouge
The archetype “active revolutionary hero” in Fiddler on the Roof is _______.
Perchik
_______ is a type of play that uses the stock characters of lovers, heroes, and clowns.
Indian Sanskrit
A(n) ________ is the term for making difficult decisions and deciding whether those choices are the right things to do.
moral dilemma
_________ were used in subject matter for ancient Roman plays.
greek plays
_______ drama includes plays by William Shakespeare such as Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Hamlet.
Renaissance
_________ incorporates technology with live performance.
digital drama
TWO symbols that are used in Fiddler on the Roof.
violin and candlesticks
________ is a device used to create comedy by having characters confused about the topics they are speaking about.
miscommunication
The author’s point of view of the play compared to the original author’s text is more _________.
favorable to Russians
_______ is a type of Japanese cartoon media.
anime
______, written in a play, gives the actors instructions.
stage directions
A(n) __________ changes a story into a format for films like movies and television shows.
screenwriter
_______ can be humorous when a character says the opposite of what he or she actually means.
verbal irony
A type of drama that used female actors for the first time in history is ______.
British Restoration Comedies (BRC)
A(n) _____ is an actor speaking briefly to the audience while the other characters are unaware of it.
aside
A(n) ______ is a long speech by an actor while disregarding the other characters.
soliloquy
________ is ancient traditional storytelling with stylized movements, symbolic actions, and spiritual storytellers.
Japanese Noh
The _______ of a play can have its own conflicts that move the actions of the plot.
cultural setting
Regarding Fiddler on the Roof, an autobiography by Mary Antin called The Promised Land is a(n) ______.
primary source
The _______ are the people responsible for the construction of sets for a play.
stage crew
THREE devices or events that move the actions in the plot of Fiddler on the Roof.
cultural conflicts, the political environment, and a dream/ghost scene
A(n) ________ changes stories and turns them into a new written format for live theater.
playwright
_______ is a physical type of comedy.
slapstick
THREE themes that relate to the active revolutionary hero archetype in Fiddler on the Roof.
wanting to change the world, a sense of duty, and societal injustice
_______ work the lighting on the stage.
technician
The main purpose of drama with comedy is to ___________.
allow audiences to escape reality
The musical Fiddler on the Roof has many allusions to __________.
biblical stories
A main topic that contributes to the plot and theme in Fiddler on the
Roof is ________.
cultural differences
A situation in Fiddler on the Roof that is a major current event in the United States is ______.
immigration
________ is when the audience knows about something the characters in the play do not.
dramatic irony
