Drama
What is drama?
Drama is a literary from that is intended to be performed in front of an audience.
What is the setting for the play? (place specially)
It is taking place in Verona, Italy.
What is an epic?
It is a poem that usually narrates the journey of a hero.
What is a cyclops?
It is a giant creature having only one eye.
What is a siren?
It is a mythological creature with wings and a human face.
What are the origins of drama?
Drama was originated as is in the Ancient Greece, but it is based on Egyptian rituals.
What are the families having a rivalry?
The Montague and the Capulets.
What is a hero?
It is a person with special qualities or even powers.
What are Odysseus and his crew doing in the Cyclopes' island?
Who is Circe?
She is a goddess who felt in love with Odysseus.
What is a playwright?
It refers to the person in charge of writing the plays.
Why is the play a tragedy?
It is a tragedy because of the sad events taking place.
Why is the journey important in the epics?
It is important because it lets the hero to discover his/her real reason for living.
What is the main cyclops name?
Polyphemus.
What are the sailors using to avoid the sirens?
They are using beeswax to cover their ears.
What is the dramatis personae?
It is the list of the characters presented on the script.
The English Renaissance.
What is the setting for the Odyssey? (place and time)
It is ancient Greece.
What is the name Odysseus told to the cylops when they were in the cave?
Noh'bdy
How did Odysseus avoid the sirens?
Odysseus was tied to the mast so he could listen to the sirens but not to move towards them.
Mention two plays that were not written by William Shakespeare.
Dr. Faustus by Marlowe
The Fountain by Eugene O'Neill
What happened to Romeo and Juliet at the end of the play?
They commit suicide by drinking a poison.
Why is The Odyssey considered an epic poem?
It is considered an epic poem because it is depcting the journey that Odysseus went through to discover his real purpose in life.
What is Odysseus telling to the cyclops when they were leaving the island?
He told the cyclops to remember his name because he was the one who blind him.