ELA Drama Semester Test

Drama

Human conflict acted out on stage

"The Marriage Proposal"

Play written by Anton Chekhov

Comedy

Genre of "The Marriage Proposal"

Audience Awareness

Important when performing

Sophocles

Playwright of "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone"

Theme of "West Side Story"

Love in a hostile environment

"Everyman"

Morality play example

Comedy of Manners

Originated in the Restoration Time Period

Arthur Miller

Playwright of "The Life and Death of a Salesman"

Lorraine Hansberry

Playwright of "A Raisin in the Sun"

"The Lion King"

Reflects Shakespeare's "Hamlet"

Oscar Wilde

Playwright of "The Importance of Being Earnest"

"The Story of Robin Hood"

Emerged in the medieval period

Theater Jobs

Various roles in the theater industry

"Stomp"

Example of modern theater

Liturgical Dramas

Emphasized in the Medieval period

Gladiatorial Events

Entertainment for Romans