1. Where and when did Sophocles live? Athens‚ 5th century BC 2. The philosopher Aristotle wrote an influential text on drama called... The Poetics 3. What did Greek actors wear? Masks 4. Greek plays feature a group of performers who sing‚ dance‚ provide exposition and interact with the other characters. This group is called... The Chorus 5. Who was Antigone’s father? Oedipus 6. Antigone’s two brothers‚ Eteocles and Polyneices‚ did what? Fought on opposite sides in a war for power in Thebes
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james jones The critique 11/13/12 If all the sky were paper The Play if all the sky were paper is inspired by truly authentic letter from american soldier. These letters were written during wars ranging from the civil war to Iraq and Afghanistan. The actors in the play did a decent job playing their role but i cannot say that every monologue was a good one. Personally‚ I did not enjoy the play‚ with respect to what it represents and the crew that put it together. A play like
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unities are believed to insure that the plot remains focused upon by the audience and therefore adding to the effect of the tragedy. Critics argue that Krogstad and Ms. Linde are an unnecessary part of the play with a seemingly unclear role in the drama. Their presence disrupts the audience attention away from Trovald and Nora‚ which in turn reduces the dramatic effect of the tragedy. In the first scene of the play Ms. Linde enters and asks Nora for a position in the bank. Within their conversation
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once said‚ “Because someone does a thing first‚ doesn’t mean they will do it best‚” and the history of drama certainly has done its part to bear this out. Playwrights who boldly introduce new dramatic forms (Seneca‚ for example) have often left to those who came later the job of raising their innovations to the level of art (as Shakespeare did). Indeed‚ it can be said that the creation of drama is a collaborative effort down through time‚ as much as it is in a single theater space. On occasion
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Naturalist Aesthetics in John Millington Synge’s Riders to the Sea and The Playboy of the Western World Gabriel Sunday Bamgbose Abstract: Efforts have always been made by literary scholars and critics to read the aesthetics of John Millington Synge‟s drama. However‚ little attention has been paid to the naturalistic dimension of Synge‟s plays. This study‚ therefore‚ investigates the naturalist aesthetics in Synge‟s dramaturgy. This is in an attempt to show that individuals‟ attitudes in certain contexts
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THEATER FROM RESTORATION THROUGH ROMANTICISM The drama of the English Restoration combined aspects of English and continental Renaissance theater‚ both in playwriting and in theater architecture. French influence was also felt with the introduction of neoclassical ideals into serious English drama. By the eighteenth century‚ there was an attempt to break away from the Italianate traditions. Theater shapes changed‚ and playwrights abandoned the neoclassical ideals in favor of romanticism. As the
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theatre which “Krapp’s Last Tape” is classified in is known as the Theatre of the Absurd. Theatre of the Absurd is a form of comedic drama which portrays the often meaninglessness of life. Plays of this nature usually do not display a direct plot and are usually repetitious such as every day life is (Kirszner‚ Mandell‚ and Fertile 920). With using this form of comedic drama Samuel Beckett is able to portray the life of Krapp in a dream-like state‚ with a dark stage‚ cluttered desk‚ only one actor‚ and
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Roman theatre began in the 4th century B.C‚ which they stole ideas from the Greeks and improved them. Roman theatre had three major influences‚ Greek drama‚ Etruscan influences and Fabula Atellana‚ this helped them create comedies and added more entertainment like acrobatics‚ fights and athletics. Just like Greek theatre‚ Roman theatre also had festivals to honor the Gods but the Romans deity was the Goddess of Love (Venus). In this paper I will describe structures of Roman theatre‚ like the size
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Introduction to Theatre 1310 Unit Three Study Guide Chapters 8‚ 9‚ 10‚ Into the Woods and Eurydice Chapter 8 1. Although modern drama can be said to have begun in 1875‚ its roots lay in what? Social and Political ideas 2. The primary goal of realism is what? show what is happening in the world 3. The early play of Ibsen treated what? 4. “Slice-of-life” drama is the essence of what theatrical movement? naturalism 5. How did the symbolist movement begin? In rebellion to realism 6. What does
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move people because the audience can identify with and relate to the protagonist. In a tragedy the audience has to identify with the protagonist. The audience either relates to the virtues the protagonist possesses‚ or the audience relates to the drama or plot the protagonist is involved in. Virtues draw the audience into the play because the audience sees virtues they would like to posses. Aristotle stated the protagonist must be virtuous but not innocent. He also said the protagonist can not be
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