Origins of Theatre
The author of The Poetics comes up with two primary reasons for theater: the first is the human instinct for imitation. The second is _____________________, which he defines as “the purgation of fear and pity.”
What is religion?
The two primary forms of plays that Shakespeare inherited from Greek and Roman theater.
What are comedy and tragedy?
A moral fault, failing, or shortcoming.
What is a vice?
The art and practice of negotiating agreements between nations. Also skill in handling affairs without arousing hostility.
What is diplomacy?
Something that is of little importance, value, or consequence.
What is a trifle?
This first dramatic storyteller in ancient Greece, Thespis, used ___________________ in order to differentiate characters.
What are masks?
The historical period in which Shakespeare lived: a period of dramatic change when Greek and Latin learning was rediscovered. The word literally means "rebirth."
What is the Renaissance?
One who is entitled to inherit property, title, rank, or office from an ancestor.
What is an heir?
A structure, traditionally consisting of of two uprights and a crosspiece, from which criminals were hung when executed.
What are gallows?
Treatment or circumstances which cause shame or loss of one's dignity. Derives from the Latin word "dignitas", which means "worthiness."
What is indignity?
The earliest recorded instance of dramatic form occurred between the years 550BC and 540BC. An orator in the Dionysian festival named ____________________ is said to have acted out a story, portraying different characters, rather than telling the story narratively.
Who is Thespis?
The First Folio, the first complete collection Shakespeare's plays is, along with King James Bible, considered to be a founding document for the English language. The First Folio was published seven years after Shakespeare's death, in the year ___________.
What is 1623?
Exhibiting bravery, courage, or boldness.
What is valiant?
Lacking restraint. Marked by an indulgence in things that are considered vices.
What is dissolute?
The occasion and circumstances of someone's birth. Derives from the Latin root word meaning "to be born."
What is nativity?
Our knowledge of ancient Greek theater comes to us primarily through the work of _________________, a Greek philosopher who authored The Poetics, an extended treatise on dramatic art. In The Poetics, the author attempts to explain why theater exists.
Who is Aristotle?
Most of what Shakespeare wrote was in a specific verse form, called Iambic Pentameter, which consists of _______________ beats per line, ______________ of which are stressed.
What is Ten and Five?
To think deeply and repeatedly about something. From the Latin root meaning "to chew."
What is ruminate?
Done without preparation.
What is extempore?
The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect.
What is disdain?
The author of The Poetics comes up with two primary reasons for theater: the first is the human instinct for imitation. The second is _____________________, which he defines as “the purgation of fear and pity.”
What is catharsis?
The meter of Iambic Pentemeter aligns with the two fundamental human biorhythms of ___________ and _________________, enabling large passages of text to be memorized more easily.
What are heartbeat and breath?
Unnecessary or exceeding what is needed. More than is useful or appropriate.
What is superfluous?
A system of communication where information is transmitted verbally. The state of language before it is written down.
What is an oral culture?
In Shakespeare's work, a monologue delivered dirtectly by the actor to the audience.
What is a soliloquy?