Class notes
The first of the 3 Es that describe good art.
Entertainment
The character in Place des Fetes who works as a paramedic.
Sophie
A dramatic story in which there is a clear struggle between good and evil.
Melodrama
Which famous play involves a man who unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother?
Oedipus Rex
What famous painter created GUERNICA?
Picasso
The word (beginning with the letter E) which points to the teaching aspect of good art.
Edification
The character name of the person who is from Nigeria in Place des Fetes.
Hassan
A dramatic story in which a protagonist finds herself in uncharted territory and experiences hubris (pride) which leads to a destruction that exalts the human spirit.
Tragedy
Zsofi's teacher secretly/privately instructs her to _______.
Not sing--just move her lips
Give the name of the legendary Greek poet and actor who won first prize at the earliest recorded drama festival in Athens in 534 BCE.
Thespis
The word that claims good art should elevate and celebrate the human spirit (begins with the letter E).
Exaltation
The name of the real-life author whose tomb is visited in Cemetaire Pere la Chaisse.
Oscar Wilde
A dramatic story in which there exists a predominant misery or predicament, but offers light or humorous observations and interactions. (Usually ends on a note of hope)
Tragicomedy
Hassan wishes and seeks to get Sophie to _____ with him.
have coffee
Art is called ___ because it presents the normal and deals with the essential recognizable nature of things. This word means "imitates life."
mimetic
A good story claims that "An attractive protagonist overcomes great ______ in order to achieve a worthwhile goal."
Adversity
The character who can't seem to be happy with her fiance's sense of humor in Cemetaire Pere la Chaisse.
Frances
A dramatic story in which pain seems unreal and everything is subject for laughter or ridicule.
Comedy
Frances wants her fiance, William, to be more _____.
light-hearted, have a sense of humor
That branch of philosophy dealing with beauty, emotion, and feeling as opposed to logic and intellect.
aesthetics
A possible example of a modern-day tragedy
is The Death of a ________ by Arthur Miller.
Salesman
The name of the supernatural creature who is destroying Thebes until its riddle is solved by the title character.
The Sphinx
Most action movies are examples of this form or genre. Plays, movies, and TV shows where there is a hero or heroine who defeats the "bad guys" in the conclusion.
Melodrama
What is taken from Hassan on the sidewalk by strangers?
his guitar
Name all 7 of the traditional fine arts described in the textbook.
Music, Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Dance, Literature, Theatre