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Theater
Midterm
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Film, Theatre & Television
Undergraduate 1
03/02/2009

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difference b/w drama and theater?
Definition
conflict
Term
what did aristotle believe about theater? what is his most famous work about theater?
Definition
theater is a creation meant to interpret the world and awake the soul; art gives matter form (art gives pure potential the enactment of that potential); "Poetics"
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what did plato believe about theater?
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theater should be a tool of the state and promote the well-being of the body politic, was convinced early in his career by socrates that it was a waste of his time so burned all of his plays, thought theater was corrupt and felt that all imitative actors would become what they imitate
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what are the 5 basic things all works of art share?
Definition
1) created by human beings
2) represents something other than itself
3) consists of a subject and a medium
4) provides the perception of order
5) makes you feel something
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what does the greek verb "theasthai" mean?
Definition
to view as spectators
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