Vocabulary I
Vocabulary II
Vocabulary III
Modernism
Shakespearean Theater
100
Realism
What is an attempt to reproduce faithfully the surface appearance of life, especially ordinary people in everyday situations?
100
Symbolist Movement
What movement conjures up a spirit world that we can't directly perceive?
100
Theater of the Absurd
What theater portrays people whose suffering seems ridiculous?
100
The beginning of the 20th century
When did modernism start?
100
The Globe
What is the most famous Shakespearean Theater?
200
Proscenium Arch
What is a gateway standing in front of the scenery?
200
Expressionism
What reflects intense states of emotion often through lunatic's eyes?
200
Feminist Theater
What theater explores the lives, problems, and occasional triumphs of contemporary women?
200
1965
When did modernism end?
200
Tragedy
What must end in the death of the protagonist(s)?
300
Picture-Frame Stage
What is the structure that holds the action?
300
Tragicomedies
What are plays that stir us to pity, fear and laughter?
300
Modernism
What is modern character or quality of thought, expression, or technique?
300
Experimentation and Individualism
What are two virtues that were valued in modernist culture?
300
Comedies
What is a type of play where the protagonist is in discord with others at the beginning and in harmony with them at the end?
400
Box Set
What are 3 walls that are joined in 2 corners and a ceiling that is tilted as if seen in perspective?
400
Comic Relief
What is a section of the comedy that represents a sharp contrast in mood?
400
Classicalism
What is the principles, styles, and characteristics of Shakesperean Theater?
400
Inner-self and Conscienceness
What are central preoccupations of modernism?
400
Histories
What type of plays are influenced by patriotism?
500
Naturalism
What is a kind of realism dealing with the more brutal or unpleasant aspects of reality?
500
Antiheroes
Who are ordinary people who carry on because of inertia?
500
The Hairy Ape
What is a play in which a man dies in an ape's arms?
500
World War I and World War II
What are two cultural shocks that contributed to modernism?
500
The Great Period
What is this time period often referred to as?
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