Term
|
Definition
| Language and the words we use are nothing but symbols. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| When someone writes "cat" you think of your cat...the real world cat |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| contextulization of symbols |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Everything in the scene, everything is text, we all play roles (Euripides p.55) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
1.Prologue-lays out situation
2.Parados-Chorus
3.Episode-Climax, Dialogue between key characters moves plot along
4.Stasimon (ode)- Chorus breaks into song about what was just seen (moves audience emotionally)
5. Exodus-Chorus' exit song |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
(480-400BC)
*All Greek Plays
*Pelopenisian Wars (cival wars in city-states) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A teaching through a narrative, learn by watching |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Reversal happens, someone considered a hero |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Moment of recognition Hero has "ah ha" moment-Realization |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Characters are as real as they could be given they are characters on stage
They represent life |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Tragic flaw in character.
Word means-Missing the mark |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Conflict, the fight or struggle |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| How much control over my life do i have? |
|
|
Term
| Aristotle's Elements of Tragedy |
|
Definition
1. Plot-sequence of events
2. Characters- (king should behave as a king)
3. Theme-Idea or message
4. Diction-(language)
5. Music
6. Spectacle |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
To Purge
The thing being purged is pity and fear |
|
|
Term
| Violence In Greek Tragedy |
|
Definition
Violence doesn't happen on stage in Greek tragedy
Not realistic enough...imagination is far better |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Sacrificial Hero
Must be like us enough so we can relate but not enough alike to feel guitly about killing them
EX. Ted Bundy
Law Degree, American dream, but a monster |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Whole play centered around this 'happy idea' in old comedies. Happy Idea is Ludicris
*Lysistrata's happy idea-ending the war |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Scene in Lysistrata where woman says she'll have sex with her husband, gets him hot and then does a million things before finally telling him its not going t happen |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Trying to make an intervention through writing a play |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| when theatre refers to itself |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Take things we know (political figures) tweak them to make fun of them |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Take a situation and make fun of it (more general than a Satire) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Everything pushed to its extreme (Actor's nightmare) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Sit Coms
New Comedy
About the Personal |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Existing outside of time or culture |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
When Rome moved in, they took over Athens
Gave greek gods Roman names
Romans took over the theatre |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Roman Playwright
Kept audience in the dark |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Roman Playwright
Lesser Comedian
Audience knew everything |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Roman Playwright
Lesser Comedian
Audience knew everything |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Roman tragic playwright
Put violence onstage (real)
Used slaves to sub actors for violence scenes. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Festivals designed to distract the masses from the fact that they were at war |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Christians take over
Ban theatre
500 years without it. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Christians decide to use theatre to reach the masses
These festivals were outside,
Acted out the whole Bible.
Adam and Eve ----> Hell Mouth |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Merging of serfs and peasents
Crusades
fled west
took works of theatre from Rome and Greece with them
All of this=Renaissance |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Revolved around the church |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Art starts to get a sense of perspective
Still no facial expressions. |
|
|
Term
| Michealangelo- Creation of man |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Priviledging of man in the universe |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Married Cathrine of Aragon
Had a girl
Wanted an annualment
Pope said no
Henry got pissed
Created the Church of England, which granted himself annulment
Married Ann
had a girl
killed her
This went on till he had a son.
His son Makes Protestant the official religion, he dies
Mary takes over makes England Catholic
She dies
Elizabeth takes over, says its ok to be Catholic, just dont get in the way. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Hamlet's speech about how the meaning of life was left up to whoever was in charge.
People of England were left to be Confused. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Dramatically compressed
*Instigating event-Hamlet meets ghost |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Rising Action
Subplots start to develop
*Fortinbras and Larites in France |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Midpoint pivotal scene
Something happens and all plots start to move toward an ending
*mousetrap, play within the play |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Main plot/subplot integration
*Larretes comes back, Ophelia's death |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Dramatically compressed
So much happens in so little time
Wraps everything up
Climax
Afterstory-sense of what happens when play is over
*everyone dies |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Sir Philip Sydney
Theatre is a lie
Through the lie we get truth
Makes church upset because we reach truth through lies
Hamlet tries to get through truth through lies |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
There are no clear answers to anything Hamlet says or does
The joy of playing Hamlet is self discovery |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Not the idea that you're performing but the idea that you're being watched |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Horatio<--Hamlet-->Laretes
Old Hamlet-->Claudius
Hamlet--->Ophelia
Both lost father and went mad |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the idea that a wife has cheated on her husband |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
France was a lost cause
Nation states
He took over and started to bring it together |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Saw festivals in England and Spain
Realized Franch needed culture
Made all nobles live in kingdom
Distracted nobles with festivals |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
1637
standardized the french language
become a whole country
went back and read classics like
aristotle |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
1550
Weak manifesto asking for return to poetics
Created Neo-Classicism trying to impose nature |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Appearence of truth on stage
Focused on
Morality
Reality
Universiality |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
did away with monologues (introduced the confidant
Did way with chorus
Did away with violence onstage
Consice Conversations |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
God is good and just
Virtue always won
Vice Failed
Raissoneur-the arguer, voice of reason and morality
Does not actively participate, just comments.
(Cleante in Tartuffe) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Go beneath surface of character
comedy or tragedy
Always concerned with finances
We learn what not to do from comedic characters |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
The noion that everybody is born the way they are and there for a reason
Born a queen, act as a queen
*age *rank *sex * Profession *pre disposition |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Time - what we see is happening in real time
Action- Subplots are done away with to keep out distraction
Place-Only one location |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Follows decorum rules
Play set inside to make it realistic |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Moliere
Form of theatre with strict rules regarding characterization |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Stock character
Father
Fool
Thinks of $
quick to anger |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Stock Character
Learned
usually stupid even though educated
uses language of proff as mask |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Stock Characters
Young lovers
Daughter of Pantalone
Loves someone father doesnt
Father wants her to marry Dottore for $ |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Stock Character
Daughter's maid who tries to help girl not marry Dottore |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Act of violence repeated for comedic effect |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Make fun of manners, people in audience realize they do what is made fun of |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Secrets to be revealed
Deals with sexuality
Never outwardly
Just implied |
|
|
