THAR 281 1nd Edition Exam 1 Study Guide Lectures 1 8 January 14 Syllabus Lecture 1 January 16 What is mimesis How does a society have to be in order for theatre to exist Who are the three greatest playwrights What six elements of drama did Aristotle argue and what was his definition of tragedy What are the characteristics of Greek plays What is the order of theater periods What is the episodic form What two new forms did the Italian Renaissance period create Why was Shakespeare the greatest playwright Lecture 2 January 21 What are the four kinds of theater spaces What does the scenic design consist of What does the properties design consist of What does costume design consist of What does the lighting design consist of Lecture 3 January 23 What was Tartuffe about What are some themes portrayed in Tartuffe What are the four characters from Comedia Dell arte Who is Deus Ex Machina What are the neoclassicism group of ideas Why is the play The Cid important Who was the greatest neoclassicism dramatist Why are some characteristics of Moliere Lecture 4 January 28 What are characteristics of the Elizabethean vs Restoration How did this period affect women s roles on stage What is significant about the comedy of manners Who were the three best playwrights of this time and what were some of their characteristics What is Busy Body about and what are the themes portrayed in this play Lecture 5 January 30 What was different about the 18th century theatre than before What is significant about Denis Diderot What kind of tragedy emerged during this time How did Ballad opera have an effect of theatre What does strum and drang mean Why is the emerging director brought up Who was the first to draw attention to the emerging director February 4 Sorry I was out of town and did not get these notes Lecture 6 February 6 In Realism what class was slowly coming up What were the goals of Realism What kind of theatre was an off shoot of Realism What people influenced this off shoot of Realism What two plays are significant during this period What is Hedda Gabbler about and what are some of the themes portrayed in this play Lecture 7 February 11 Who is Anton Chekhov What new kind of play did Chekhov create What is cherry orchard about and what are some of the themes portrayed in this play What was the Moscow Art Theater Who is Konstantin Stanislavski What technique did Stanislavski create What were the goals of this technique Lecture 8 February 13 What did Anti Realism want to do Who was an anti realism and a realist What is a very significant play during this period What is Dream Play about and what are some of the themes portrayed in this play Who is Maurice Maeterlink What did Maeterlink want to see in theatre What was unique about the Ubu Plays What symbol did Ubu Plays portray What is significant about Meyerhold What kind of technique system did Meyerhold create that was totally opposite from Stanislavski s How did Meyerhold train his actors What were the goals of Meyerhold s system Know the plays assigned in class and significant people and their works