Playwrights
Which playwright has been called the first male feminist?
Who is "Henrik Ibsen"?
What conflict exists between Nora and her husband, Torvald?
What is "Character vs. Character"?
What is the Greek word for Drama?
What is "action"
What significant event triggered the women’s discovery of what really happened to Minnie in Trifles?
What is the dead bird?
a long speech by a single actor generally made by the actor speaking to the audience.
What is a monologue?
Name the main themes of Jennie Webb’s one Act play Carry On.
What are "coping with grief and loss"?
What kind of conflict, besides marital, does Nora face as a Victorian-era wife?
What is "Character vs. Society"?
What were the two classic types of Greek drama?
What are "comedy and tragedy"?
What kind of character archetype is John Wright in the play Trifles?
What is a villian?
a long speech by a single actor generally made by the actor as if speaking to himself and is revealing of his thoughts or feelings
What is a soliloquy?
Who wrote the groundbreaking play Trifles which exposed power differences between the sexes?
Who is Susan Glaspell?
In A Doll’s House, which symbol represents Nora's hidden defiance?
What are "the macaroons"?
What did the actors wear in traditional Greek dramas to help the audience recognize characters?
What are masks?
What larger societal issue does Trifles subtly address?
What is gender inequality?
This playwright is considered the father of modern drama.
What Henrik Ibsen?
What themes are central to A Doll’s House?
What are "identity and self-discovery" or "gender roles and marriage"?
In ancient Greek theaters, what was the area called where the actors performed?
What is "the Orchestra"?
In Trifles, what does the dead bird symbolize?
What is "John Wright’s oppression of Minnie Wright"?
Nora faces many conflicts in the play A Doll's House. What are the 2 main overarching types of conflict called?
What are internal and external conflicts?
The play Trifles was based on what true event?
What is the murder of John Hossack by his wife Margaret?
What does the ending of a Doll's House represent for Nora?
What are rejection of traditional gender roles or a journey of self discovery and identity.
Who was the Greek god honored by early Greek drama performances?
Who is Dionysus?
Trifles was adapted into a short film under what title?
What is A Jury of Her Peers?
What type of character arc does Nora undergo by the end of A Doll’s House?
What is a transformation arc?