These are arranged in groups according to their size.
What are progressions
100
This type of scene is created anytime a character enters or exits.
What is a French scene
100
A prominent peak of emotional intensity that produces a significant change in the characters. While there can be several of these in a play, the highest peak of emotional intensity is usually considered the main this.
What is climax
100
In classical tragedies, changes from bad fortune to good are accompanied by this, or even of physical nature.
What is a catastrophe
100
The full name of this class
What is Dramatic Literature and Script Analysis
200
This is the smallest dramatic progression.
What is a beat
200
Something that departs from the main subject. They tend to be objects that deviate from the logical advance of the plot.
What are digressions
200
The most important incident in the background story. It so energizes the character that it produces in them the conditions necessary for the play to take place.
What is primary event
200
A drastic change in fortune.
What is a reversal
200
Name a show Professor Adamson is or will be directing this year.
What is The Frog Prince or Hairspray
300
When beats work together with one another in the development of larger progressions, it is call this.
What is a unit
300
Many plays, whether classic or modern, are divided into scene in this manner (ex-scene 1, scene 2, etc.)
What is a formal scene
300
The single event in the play that sparks the main action. It is the "big bang" for all succeeding action of the play.
What is inciting action
300
According to this Greek philosopher, recognition is a change from ignorance to knowledge on the part of a character.
Who is Aristotle
300
F.M. is a fundamental necessity of plot.
What is Forward Motion
400
A collection of units marked by a change of time or place is called this. Hint-its units are related in such a way that they form a tiny play in themselves.
What is a scene
400
The arrangement of the parts of the plot and their relationship to each other and to the whole play is called this.
What is structure
400
This three word phrase refers to the moment when the play begins in relation to the timeline of the background story at one end and the end of the play at the other.
What is point of attack
400
Aristotle described plots without climaxes (those without recognitions and reversals) as this.
What are simple plots
400
This Roman author was the first to identify acts as divisions of a play.
Who is Horace
500
The largest progression in a play is this. Its action can either be continuous or be divided into Formal or French scenes.
What is an act
500
How do digressions vary in nonrealistic plays verses those in realistic plays?
What is while digressions still need to correspond with the main idea, they do not need to be smoothed out to avoid calling attention to themselves.
500
The counter-moverments in the plot created by these opposing motives and events.
What are conflicts
500
Aristotle described plots with traditional climaxes (those containing recognitions and reversals) as this.
What are complex plots
500
An example of a nonrealistic play given in the book. Hint-it was written by Tom Stoppard