It's All Greek to Me
Mystery of Medieval
Age of Renaissance and Modern Marvels
Dramatic Definitions
Part 1
Dramatic Definitions
Part 2
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The city at the "center of Ancient Greek theatre"
What is Athens
100
The organization responsible for the creation of Medieval drama
What is the Christian church
100
He is known as the most notable playwright during the Renaissance period
Who is William Shakespeare
100
The author of a dram
What is a playwright
100
Conversations among characters
What is dialogue
200
How Greek actors played various roles
What are masks
200
Teaching this became the purpose of Medieval drama
What is religion
200
The other name for Renaissance drama taken from the English ruler of the time
What is Elizabethan theatre
200
A speech delivered by one person
What is a monologue
200
The written version of the play
What is a script
300
The first actor who also lends his name to the term for for modern day actors and actresses
Who is Thespis
300
One of the 3 types of acceptable plays, based on the life of Christ
What is mystery plays
300
The major distinctive feature of this type of theatre was the characters of the time were played by only these
What is men
300
Instructions to the performer telling him/her where to go
What are stage directions
300
Articles or objects that appear onstage during a play
What are props
400
The cause of the decline of drama around 400 A.D.
What is Christianity (power of Christians)
400
Another of the acceptable types of medieval plays, based on the idea of being good and moral
What is morality plays
400
The primary characteristic of modern drama
What is realism
400
One of the three main types of literature; it tells the story through words and actions of a character
What is drama
400
A dramatic device in which a private thought is spoken aloud but is intended for the audience alone and no other characters onstage
What is an aside
500
The god of wine, harvest, and inspiration who was worshipped through the earliest dramas during a spring festival
Who is Dionysus
500
The 3rd type of medieval play, based on the lives of saints
What is miracle plays
500
The 3 major forms of modern drama
What are tragedy, comedy, and melodrama
500
The "big breaks" and "small breaks" within a play (2 answers)
What are acts and scenes
500
An additional, minor, or parallel plot in a play or story that coexists within the main plot
What is the subplot
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