The Clouds
I am a foolish old man in The Clouds. My son is Pheidipedes.
Who is Strepsiades?
A type of horror that involves vampires and haunted castles
What is gothic horror?
Hot Shots and Weird Al represent this kind of comedy
What is parody?
In "10 Ways," I want to sacrifice Christy to the zombies. Hey, she is fat, right?
Who is Johnny?
In Old Greek theatre, the main conflict
What is the agon?
Where a dumb old man, Strepsiades, goes to learn how to argue
What is The Thinkery?
A type of horror that involves the decay/transformation of the body
What is body horror?
Animal Farm and The Great Dictator demonstrate this kind of comedy
What is satire?
In "10 ways," I just can't figure out how to give an inspiring speech?
Who is Sam?
In old Greek theatre, the actors who dress alike and represent something (perhaps clouds?)
Who is the chorus?
I am a slave whose name means "blondie"?
Who is Xanthias?
Horror that includes humor (ex The Evil Dead)
What is horror comedy?
Type of comedy that's very physical, sometimes violent (slapstick or parody?)
What is slapstick?
In "10 ways," Sam and Johnny get eaten for doing this
What is "arguing over who will get the girls."
In theatre, the highest point of action in a story
What is the climax?
Where we first see Socrates, the wise old fraud
Where is in a large basket?
Night of the Living Dead and War of the Worlds might qualify as this kind of horror
What is invasion literature?
In The Clouds, Socrates is this kind of character (Protagonist/antagonist)
What is an antagonist?
In drama, this describes a feeling of tension/uncertainty over what will come next
What is suspense?
In drama, the moment that starts the action in the story
What is the inciting incident?
Why the real Socrates was forced to commit suicide
What is "for corrupting the youth"?
Psychopaths and knife-wielding lunatics: People we would find in this kind of horror
psychological horror
In The Clouds, I am Strepsiades' lazy, gambling son
Who is Pheidipedes?
In The Howling Man, the types of characters that Ellington and Brother Jerome are (antagonists/protagonists)
What are protagonists?
When a character talks alone on stage, directly to the audience (Alas, poor Yorick...)
What is a monologue?