Melodrama

What does the word Melodrama actually mean?

• Drama that is mellow

• A musical

• Music Drama

Which of these is not a characteristic of melodrama?

• Exaggeration

• Fight sequences

• mime

• happy ending

Which of 2 of these are stock characters?

• Villain

• Narrator

• Child

• Damsel in Distress

• charlie Chaplin

In what decade was Melodrama most popular?

• 1780

• 1840

• 1890

• 1930

What other style of theatre influenced Melodrama?

• Commedia D'ell Arte

• Elizabethan Theatre

• Pantomime

• Greek Theatre

Which of these places is not a location where a melodrama might be set?

• In a house

• In a city

• By the Sea

• In a barn

How do you spell the name of the word that describes a drama 'by the sea'?

• naudic

• naughtycryl

• norwetal

• nautical

Which of these is a plot device regularly used in Melodrama?

• Lying Letters

• Police chases

• War

• Robbery

Why was music used in Melodrama?

• To encourage the audience to sing along

• To help the performers know what was coming next

• To make it funny

• To encourage emotional responses from the audience

What era was melodrama most popular in?

• Greek times

• Victorian

• Elizabethan

• Modern Day