Where did drama originate?
What is: Greece
What country does the play take place in?
Italy
The Merchant in Venice
What is: Antonio
Prejudice or discrimination against Jews
What is: Anti-semetism
How the audience should behave when watching a play
What is: theatre etiquette
_____________________________________ are the words written in italicized and parentheses that tell actors where to go and what to do
What is: stage directions
What is an example of what people did due to their religious intolerance of Jews?
What is:
Jews were forced to wear red caps
Jews were spat on and kicked
Confined to the “ghetto”
A rich heiress
What is: Portia
A gross and exaggerated portrait or depiction
What is: Caricature
When actors’ names are announced at the end of the production and they come out to bow
What is: curtain call
The area farthest from the audience
What is: upstage
The characters who discuss the rumors of Antonio's ships and admit their role in helping Jessica escape
What is: Solanio and Salarino
A feeling; prejudging or making a decision about a group of people without sufficient knowledge
What is: prejudice
What is: Transition or Intermission
Clarity, conflict, and end button
What is: Monologue elements
Which casket has the following words inscribed on it: “Who chooseth me, shall gain what many men desire”
What is: gold casket
In love with Gratiano
What is: Nerissa
(action) The detail of justice and fair treatment by both individuals and institutions
What is: Discrimination
Honoring the actors by standing and applauding
What is: Standing ovation
Modern: Why are acts further divided into scenes?
It describes a quick change of setting.
Why is Portia's way of choosing suitors for marriage and ends up with Bassanio ironic?
Answers must be justified.
Blind elder man who was being messed with
What is: Old Gobbo
Oversimplified generalization about a person or group of people without regard for individual differences
What is: Stereotype
Name 1 rule that a theatre typically has.
What is:
You should respect others around you and not respond with loud, inappropriate reactions
You can get out of your seat while the show is being performed
You can chew gum, eat, and drink while watching the show