Western Classical Plays (arts)

Question 1

Western Classical Plays reflect human’s desire for _______

Answer 1

entertainment

Question 2

different eras of plays from greek to romantic era

Answer 2

Western Classical Plays and Operas

Question 3

singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score

Answer 3

opera

Question 4

text

Answer 4

libretto

Question 5

where operas are performed

Answer 5

opera house

Question 6

greek word meaning ‘to do’ or ‘to act’

Answer 6

drama

Question 7

sensational piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events

Answer 7

melodrama

Question 8

main event

Answer 8

plot

Question 9

three connected works

Answer 9

trilogy

Question 10

four related works

Answer 10

tetralogy

Question 11

humorous and satirical tone

Answer 11

comedy

Question 12

tragic events with unhappy ending

Answer 12

tragedy

Question 13

strongest asset in achieving dreams

Answer 13

passion and enthusiasm

Question 14

4 crucial roles

Answer 14

playwright, director, designer and technical crew, actors/actresses

Question 15

renaissance theater only included ____ actors

Answer 15

male

Question 16

renaissance theater were performed in the _____ due to absence of artificial light

Answer 16

afternoon

Question 17

established climate and atmosphere

Answer 17

instrumental music / sound and music

Question 18

establishes time and plot of the play

Answer 18

costume, mask, make-up, accessories

Question 19

3 levels of stage and their ‘roles’

Answer 19

1. main - discovery scenes
2. heaven - upper, balcony scenes
3. hell - through trapdoor

Question 20

play about lovers whose deaths reconcile feuding families

Answer 20

Romeo and Juliet

Question 21

real romeo and juliet were set in ____ but shakespeare chose ___ bcs he adored it more

Answer 21

sienna, verona

Question 22

year when the original r&j was published

Answer 22

1476

Question 23

source of the tragic plot was

Answer 23

The Tragical Historye of Remeus and Juliet

Question 24

source of plot was in (year)

Answer 24

1562

Question 25

when ws started writing r&j

Answer 25

1594-1596

Question 26

first published in an unauthorized quarto (year)

Answer 26

1597

Question 27

first appearance in an authorized quarto

Answer 27

1599

Question 28

third quarto based on the second was used by editors of the First Folio (year)

Answer 28

1623

Question 29

earliest documented performance of r&j

Answer 29

1662

Question 30

who claimed to be ws’ illegitimate son

Answer 30

William Devenant (1662)

Question 31

Thomas Otway created the version “The History and Fall of Caius Marius”

Answer 31

1679

Question 32

_____ created the version “The History and Fall of Caius Marius”

Answer 32

Thomas Otway (1679)

Question 33

Thomas Otway created the version _______

Answer 33

The History and Fall of Caius Marius (1679)

Question 34

rising of ws’ version because of numerous revivals

Answer 34

1740

Question 35

with dramatical alterations, r&j became the most produced play in the english stage

Answer 35

19th Century

Question 36

Franco Zaffirelli’s most popular version with Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting

Answer 36

1968

Question 37

r&j plot translated to modern era

Answer 37

over the last 50 years