Types
Elements
Stages
Playwright
Vocabulary
100
A sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events intended to appeal to the emotions.
melodrama
100
The central character in the story is called ______.
Protagonist
100
What type of stage?
proscenium stage
100
The play entitled, "The Importance of Being Earnest", is written by ____.
a. Oscar Wilde c. Oliver Goldsmith
b. William Shakespeare d. Samuel Beckett
a. Osar Wilde
100
It comes from the Greek word "Dran", which means "to do" or "to act".
Drama
200
When was the first English tragedy appeared?
1561
200
These are the people who experience the performance.
Audience
200
A building where a play is performed
Theatre
200
The first English tragedy was written by _________ and ___________.
Thomas Sackville
Thomas Norton
200
True/False: if false, write the correct word
The small section or portion of a play is called Acts.
False - Scene, or
False - Major
300
Why do we say that the play is considered as tragedy?
it often ends with the death of the main character
300
a dramatist’s instructions for performing a play usually written in italics and enclosed in parentheses or brackets
stage direction
300
How many sides does a thrust stage have?
three (3)
300
His works include Othello, Macbeth and Hamlet
William Shakespeare
300
What is a Cast?
Cast refers to the performers who portray the characters
400
Aside from Comedy of Manners, what are the other 4 types of comedy.
Romantic Comedy,
Comedy of Humors
Sentimental comedy
Tragicomedy
400
Define Plot.
It is the arrangement or sequence of events in the play.
400
describe "in the round stage"
the stage is in the center of the audience,
or, the stage is surrounded by the audience
400
Give one example of Greek tragedy, and one example of English tragedy.
Greek tragedy - Oedipus Rex
English tragedy - Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, etc.
400
Define Dialogue.
Dialogue is a conversation of characters on stage
500
Musical dramas are not only performed through acting and dialogue but also _____________ and ________________.
dance and music
500
What is the difference between a costume and aprops?
Props are small movable objects while costumes are usually worn by the performer/actor.
500
Give the 5 areas of stage
center stage,
stage left/stage right,
downstage,
upstage
backstage, flats, backdrop
500
The four (4) famous English Tragedy writers
Christopher Marlowe
William Shakespeare
John Webster
Hendrick Webster
500
What is the difference between Soliloquy and Monologue?
Monologue is a long speech of one character to another character
Soliloquy is a speech of a character who is alone on stage to himself/herself