Drama and Shakespeare review Or is it???

2 types of Writing in a play

Dialogue and stage directions

4 types of dialogue

To each a purpose Aside – character steps to the side and talks to a character or audience but not other characters Monologue – 1 character’s long speech to other characters Soliloquy – 1 character’s long speech expressing private thoughts –solo on stage Chorus – character or group who connects scenes or convey thoughts and feelings of the community

Term referring to the author of a play

playwright

Purpose of stage directions

Stage directions – the directing of the play by the playwright Setting Costumes Lighting Scenery Props Character Movement and Delivery wickyricky

Two types of drama

Comedy and tragedy

Tragedy components

Always a good time Ends with Protagonist’s downfall or death Arouses pity, fear, awe in audience Emphasizes human greatness Tragic hero – outstanding person of high rank whose downfall is caused by his/her own flawed behavior Tragic flaw- the trait that causes character to make a fatal mistake Comic relief – humorous scenes or characters provided to relieve tension, usually lower ranked characters

Definitions and Types of comedies

Never a dull moment Resolved happily Conflicts involve misunderstandings, deceptions, disapproving authority figures, mistaken identities Ordinary protagonist Arouses sympathy, amusement in audience Emphasizes human foibles and weaknesses Romantic comedy – duh! Lovers’ quarrels. Comedy of manners – satirizes social customs

Name of shakespeare’s theater

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Dates of birth and death Place of birth Place of work Name of theatre Hamlet: Folger’s Introduction to Shakespeare Dates of birth and death Place of birth Place of work Name of theatre Names of acting companies Reigning monarchs Number of plays written Title of first published book of plays Shakespeare’s literary influences Other plays Shakespeare wrote Types of plays Shakespeare wrote Surviving documents of proof for Shakespeare being Shakespeare Social problems in London during Shakespeare’s time Physical characteristics of the theatres of the time Name of first theatre in England Other theatres at which Shakespeare’s plays were performed Characteristics of Theatre/Drama How Shakespeare’s plays were published in his lifetime