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English, Other, Arts, World Languages, History
9th -
12thgrade
What is Drama?
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhy were the first plays written?To honor a greek godTo teach a lessonTo entertainBecause they were bored
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHow would you best describe a tragedy?It is a play that includes a hero that encounters a conflict and tragically dies.A tragedy follows the fortunes of a protagonist and follows the hero to his death.It pits a tragic hero's human limitations (tragic flaw) against the larger forces of destiny and ends unhappily.A tragedy is a very sad story that makes you cry and I don't know why we are going to even read it.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a common way for a comedy to end?Happily-ever-afterIn a wedding because it wraps up a happy ending with a comment on the possibility of a new society.In a conflict resolution and a happy endingWith laughter
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the elements are involved in setting a stage?Set, stage, camera, action.Stage, sound, lights, and props.Putting actors on it.The stage, scenic design, lighting, costumes and props.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceConversations between characters is called:MonologueDialogueSoliloquyAside
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhen a character is speaking to themselves, on stage it is called a:MonologueDialogueSoliloquyAside
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhen one character is speaking for an extended amount of time to other characters on stage this is called aMonologueSoliloquyAsideDialogue
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