Varieties of Drama Chapter 6. tragedy pathos hamartia catharsis.

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Varieties of Drama Chapter 6

tragedy pathos

hamartia catharsis

comedy Low comedy

farce Screen scene

aside burlesque

parody caricature

High comedy Comedy of manners

satire fantasy

Romantic comedy Sentimental comedy

melodrama Play of ideas

Theatrical conventions representational

presentational allegory

Objective: Students will recognize the differences between tragedy and comedy. Objective: Students will recognize the devices playwrights used to make people laugh.

Objective: Students will recognize the types of comedy. Objective: Students will recognize the dramatic styles that have influenced theater in the 20 th and 21 st centuries.

Homework: Page 294, Watch the King and I, Answer questions Discussion Question: What is meant by the appeal of tragedy? The Inevitability of tragedy?

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