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4 Essential Elements
Kenneth Branagh
Hamlet
100
Tragedy
Protagonist struggles against some force, usually making a sacrifice before being defeated
100
Regional accent
Sound of speech from a particular region
100
Name one essential element to remember when acting in drama or tragedy. The actor must convey…
Good!
100
What role did KB play in his own film adaptation of Henry V?
Henry V (Prince Hal)
100
His Hamlet won the Best Picture and Best Actor award in 1948.
Sir Laurence Olivier
200
Melodrama
Play that focuses more on cliff-hanging action and intense emotions rather than character development
200
Antagonist
Character who is the opposing force to the protagonist
200
Name another essential element to remember when acting in drama or tragedy. The actor must convey…
Nice!
200
What country is KB originally from?
Ireland
200
First played Hamlet when he was 14 years old
Edmund Kean
300
Social drama
Focuses on serious, real-life problems of ordinary people
300
Catharsis
Sense of calm that comes after experiencing intense emotions
300
Name another essential element to remember when acting in drama or tragedy. The actor must convey…
Yep!
300
At age 15, Branagh decided to become an actor after seeing what play?
Hamlet
300
Played the role of Hamlet for 100 consecutive nights
Edwin Booth
400
List two examples of Greek Tragedy
Oedipus Rex, Antigone
400
Give me two examples of Shakespearean Tragedies
Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet
400
Name the last essential element to remember when acting in drama or tragedy. The actor must convey…
Okay!
400
In KB’s Hamlet, he plays Hamlet. What other responsibility did he also take on?
Director
400
Said, “If I wasn’t an actor, I think I’d have gone mad.”
Sir Laurence Olivier
500
List two examples of Social Drama
All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, Inherit the Wind, Boy Gets Girl, Waiting for Godot, Endgame
500
Give me two examples of Melodrama
Dial M for Murder, The Mousetrap, The Bad Seed
500
KB was part of what prestigious acting company? (This was also the company that Ian McKellen and Judi Dench were part of)
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
500
His acting was compared to “reading Shakespeare by flashes of lightning”
Edmund Kean