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THA 110: test 1
thematic structure |
play made up of a series of unrelated scenes that deal with the same basic issues |
exposition |
part of a play in which theme and main characters are introduced |
inciting incident |
event that begins the plot where action begins |
rising action
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series of events that lead up and build tension |
climax |
turning point, point of highest tension |
resolution |
point where plot or conflict is resolved |
wings |
sides of stage |
episodic structure |
unrelated stories and events happening in the same place but with distinct characters, themes, plots |
voms |
aisles in each corner for actor and audience to use as exits and entrances= arena theatre |
tragedy |
-single hero-
-heroes actions vs. circumstances beyond control
-hero experiences downfall
*plot most important
-- intended to teach, gain diff. perspective |
comedy |
-focus on community rather than individual
-heroes in pairs
-situation ends in celebration
*character is most important
1. manners= pokes fun at upper class
2. romantic= complications with happily ever after
3. situation= ordinary characters unusual circumstances
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proscenium |
-modern equivalent to amphitheater
-building and arch
-action takes place behind arch
house=audience area
wings=sides of stage
apron= acting space
pros= max room, room backstage, actors wait out of sight
cons=sightline problems, separation from audience |
flexible stage |
-black box, black walls, floor
can adapt to all 3 kinds of stages
pros= no limits, adapts to space
cons= audience doesn't know what to expect, have to design theatre and production |
farce |
1-dimensional stock character
-deliberately created plots
-relies on physical action and plot twists
-characters dont change, just get out of problem
- no major message just funny
-dependent on timing words and actions
*spectacle= most important
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arena |
theatre in the round
audience all 4 sides
floor= important design
- pros= close relationship with audience, simplified, small budget
-cons= harder to conceal actors before entrance, actors blocking, lights speakers in sight, not much scenery
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difference b/w work in proscenium v. arena |
proscenium= physical separation from audience, audience on 1 side, room on and off stage, actors wait out of sight
arena= close relationship with audience, audience on 4 sides, little room, less scenery, actors entrance through voms |
how does style of play affect aristotle's elements |
each style has it's own important features that makes the style its own. Each style varies. Aristotle's elements had an hierarchal order. however for a comedy for example, focus is on the character, for farce focus on spectacle, and a tragedy focus on plot
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suspension of disbelief |
except that the play is just a story, we buy into it instead of questioning what is real
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universality
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whatever is up on stage, somehow the audience can all see the truth behind it |
Audience's Job
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1. suspension of disbelief
2. understanding conventions
3. willingness to participate
DOESNT HAVE TO LIKE IT |
PLOT VS. THEME |
PLOT= what happens in the play, the universal significance, beginning, middle and end.
THEME= what play means= the big message or the general truth |
Critic VS. Reviewer
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critic= in-depth opinion on what the play achieves and how it does it, puts play into larger context- info not action
Reviewer= offers an opinion about individual production, focus on specifics, objective not subjective, recommends an action |
Is oedipus a hero? |
aristotle's characteristics of a hero include... central character, good, true to life, consistent, hero ends up in his downfall |
Oedipus |
king of Thebes |
Iokaste
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wife of Oedipus and widow of late king Laios, also Oedipus's mother |
Kreon
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Iokaste's brother, prince of Thebes |
Antigone and Ismene |
young daughters of Oedipus and Iokaste |
Teiresias
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blind seer who serves Apollo |
Plot of Oedipus Rex |
to find the man who killed the old King Laios, so the plague can be stopped in Thebes, Oedipus finds out he is actually the one who killed Laios who turns out to be his father, and his mother turns out to be the one he married |
who does oedipus send to Delphi to get answers from apollo?
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Kreon, brother and law of apollo, who happens to actually be his real brother |
Inciting incident of Oedipus Rex
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oedipus seeks to find out who killed the king |
climax of OR
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Oedipus finds out he was the one who killed him |
Resolution Of OR |
Oedipus departs plague ends |