Week 4

Question 1

What is stasis?

Answer 1

lack of conflict, status quo

Question 2

What is the point of attack?

Answer 2

the point at which the play begins

Question 3

What is the rising action?

Answer 3

elements/action that build up to the climax

Question 4

What is the climax?

Answer 4

the big action, turning point

Question 5

What is the falling action?

Answer 5

actions leading to the resolution

Question 6

What is the denoument?

Answer 6

conclusion, resolution

Question 7

What is the exposition?

Answer 7

beginning, background info, establishment of circumstances

Question 8

What is the foreword?

Answer 8

gathers the interest of the audience

Question 9

What is character?

Answer 9

personality traits revealed through actions; insight gained from objectives

Question 10

What is image?

Answer 10

it provides a reaction, connotation and denotation

Question 11

What is theme?

Answer 11

The overall message of the play, the “point”, different ideas encased in the play

Question 12

What is anagnoresis?

Answer 12

discovery, revelation

Question 13

What is peripetia?

Answer 13

reversal, turning point (usually from good to bad)

Question 14

What is the spine?

Answer 14

the structure of play, basic elements, the backbone

Question 15

What is oeuvre?

Answer 15

an author’s canon, collected works

Question 16

Who wrote “Mud”?

Answer 16

Maria Irene Fornes

Question 17

What are some themes featured in “Mud”?

Answer 17

defining masculinity, sexual desires, sickness/health=feelings of worth, pursuit of knowledge, desperation for relationships/companionship, male dominance, beastiality

Question 18

What is antitheatrical prejudice?

Answer 18

the idea that all actors are libidinous, vulgar and theivish

Question 19

What are some key ideas in “The End of Acting”?

Answer 19

acting and its psychological roots, personal and social functions of acting, the importance of identity as an actor