G9 English Reviewer 3rd Qtr

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it is considered the mother of all arts

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acts and scenes

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drama is presented through dialogue and it is divided into _

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Drama

it is considered the mother of all arts

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acts and scenes

drama is presented through dialogue and it is divided into _

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Play

is a story acted out, live and onstage

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Playwright

writer of a play

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Mimesis

a theory that says “Drama is an imitation/reflection of reality”

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Soliloquy

is a speech in which a character who is on stage reveals private thoughts and feelings to the audience

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greece or egypt

drama originated from _

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Dionysius

the god of vegetation and wine

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Aeschylus

introduced the second actor

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Sophocles

added the third actor and further enlarged the scope of dramatist

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Aristotle

most successful playwrights follow his theories of playwriting and drama which were established over two thousand years ago

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Thought

what the play means as opposed to what happens (the plot)

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Action

 the events of a play; the story as opposed to the theme; what happens rather than what it means

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Crisis

an emergency, such as a car crash or an illness and conflict has a clash of wills, a difficult moral choice or internal mental struggle

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Rising Action

this is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed

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Conflict

it is the opposition of forces which ties one incident to another and makes the plot move

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Man vs. Man

the leading character struggles with his physical strength against other men, or animals

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physical

Man vs. Man

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Man vs. Circumstances

the leading character struggles against fate or the circumstances of life facing him/her

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classical

Man vs. Circumstances

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Man vs. Society

the leading character struggles against other people's ideas, practices, or customs

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Man vs. Himself

the leading character struggles with himself/herself; with his/her own soul, ideas of right or wrong, physical limitations, choices, etc

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psychological

Man vs. Himself

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Climax

this is the highest point of interest and the story's turning point

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Falling Action

the events and complications begin to resolve themselves

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Denouement

this is the final outcome or untangling of events in the story

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 Language

a sense of DECORUM must be established by the characters, ie., what is said is appropriate to the role and situation of a character

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Music

this is the rhythm of the actors’ voices as they speak

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Spectacle

the visual elements of the play created for a theatrical event

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Tragedy

it is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude. ends in death

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tragedy

tragedy ends in

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Comedy

this is a type of drama intended to interest and amuse the audience rather than make them deeply concerned about the events that happen

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Farce

exaggerated comedy

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Tragicomedy

is a literary genre that blends aspects of both tragic and comic forms

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Aside

is a brief remark delivered by a character to express private thoughts while other characters are onstage

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Stage Direction

 is written instruction on the entrances and exits of characters in a play, as well as the movements they make during the scene

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Dramatis Personae

“People of Drama” in Latin; is a list of characters in a play, usually found on the first page of the script

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Chorus

a group of actors who speak or sing together commenting on an action

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Tragic Hero

a character of high repute, who because of a tragic flaw and fate, suffers a fall from glory into tragedy

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Tragic flaw

a weakness or limitation of character, resulting in the fall of the tragic hero

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Comic Relief

humorous episode/s in a play that is mainly tragic

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Character

refers to a textual representation of a human being (or occasionally another creature

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Factual Characters

are real life characters

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Iconic Character

a representation of a factual character

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Fictional Character

the creation of the author’s mind

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Principality

the position or authority/prominence of the role played

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Protagonist

the protagonist is a character in a work of fiction whose intentions are the primary focus of a story

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Antagonist

the antagonist is a character (or sometimes an institution) against whom the protagonist(s) must fight

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Personality

it means-the sum total of the physical, mental, emotional, and social characteristics of an individual

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Flat character

the person whose personality remains the same throughout the story

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Round character

are major characters in a work of fiction who encounter conflict and are changed by it

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Development

changing one’s action because of a certain event that changes the person’s habit of doing something

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Dynamic character

is one who undergoes an important change in the course of the story

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Static character

 they do not undergo substantial emotional change or growth, remaining essentially the same in the end as he or she was at the beginning

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Stock characters

is a fictional character that relies heavily on cultural types or stereotypes for its personality, manner of speech, and other characteristics

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Confidante

someone in whom the central character confides, thus revealing the main character’s personality, thoughts, and intentions

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Foil

a character that is used to enhance another character through contrast

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Characterization

is the process by which the author reveals the personality of the characters and things that makes the character unique

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Direct Characterization

he author tells the reader what the personality of the character is

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Indirect Characterization

the author shows the reader things that reveal the personality of the character

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Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks

STEAL meaning

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Showing

the difference between direct characterization and indirect characterization is TELLING vs. ___

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Theme

it is the author’s underlying meaning or main idea that he is trying to convey

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Dithyramb

this is the choral song intended for the god of vegetation

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Plot

the basic story line of the play

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Exposition

the beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is revealed

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Dran

which means to act or to perform

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Elizabethan

the period in history where Shakespeare became famous

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Five

How many acts in a Shakespeare play?

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Dialogue

used to keep the story moving in a play

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Impersonation

it means copying people/trying to be somebody in order to deceive people or to entertain them

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Mime

it is the use of movements of your hands and body and the expressions on your face to tell a story/act without speaking

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Entertaining

this is the ultimate purpose of any literary genre aside from educating and informing

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Thespis

the person who introduced the element of impersonation in drama

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Melodrama

the protagonist of this genre of drama experiences problems caused by outside forces. The protagonist is usually a victim of circumstance

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Lord Chamberlain

the company of Shakespeare’s theatre

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Priest

 a person who initiates the ritual for a better harvest

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Hamartia

another name for tragic flaw