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Drama and Shakespeare review
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2 types of Writing in a play
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Dialogue and stage directions
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4 types of dialogue
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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
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Term referring to the author of a play
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playwright
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Purpose of stage directions
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Stage directions – the directing of the play by the playwright
Setting Costumes Lighting Scenery Props Character Movement and Delivery wickyricky
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Two types of drama
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Comedy and tragedy
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Tragedy components
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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
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Definitions and Types of comedies
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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
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Name of shakespeare’s theater
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The globe
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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
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