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| the actor delivers the word to the audience and the audience gives feedback |
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| live theater, as opposed to film acting |
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| audience decides to ignore the things that make live theater hard to believe |
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| exaggerated expression and gesture |
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| actions that suit the character or the scene such as ouring tea or eating popcorn |
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| troupes of players in 16th to 18th century Italy who performed scenarios using improvised dialogue |
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| a short description of a scene for which the members of the commedia troupe improvised dialogue |
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| a character who fits a description such as "beautiful and wise women" or "clumsy thief" The commedia players would specialize in one stock character and play it in a cariety of scenarios |
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| the commedia players would break into enertaining, fun moments during a scene. these might include juggling or pantomime |
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| commedia players made up dialogue on the spot for a given scenario |
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| the main character (tragic hero) ,a man or woman of nobility and honor, enters a great struggle that ends in death or ruin. The audience is meant to experience higher emotions such as pity, fear and awe |
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| has a tragic flaw that leads to his or her ruin or death |
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| pride; the most common of the tragic flaws |
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| a cleansing or emptying out of emotion for the audience of a tragedy |
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| group of characters who observe the action of a greek drama and comment in unison |
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| stage type features an arch. best suited to large productions |
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stage type
audience on three sides |
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audience all around |
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| common people of shakesperes day who stood around the stage |
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speech spoken by an actor alone on the stage
reveals inner thoughts |
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| lines spoken directly to the audience |
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