Elements of Drama and Characterization

A __________ is a story written to be performed.

• drama

• story

• tragedy

• comedy

Ancient Greek drama began as a worship of ____________, god of ____________.

• Hephaestus, performance

• Dionysus, love

• Hephaestus, tragedy

• Dionysus, wine

The Greek word “dran” means ____________.

• to perform

• to do

• to play

• to sing

In 534 B.C., ____________ stepped out of the chorus to engage the group in dialogue, becoming the first actor and playwright. He is also where we get the modern term for actors: ____________.

• Performacles, performer

• Thespis, thespian

• Plato, player

• Acticles, actor

In the Greek sense, a tragedy is a play that ____________.

• begins with the death of at least one of the main characters

• makes the audience feel angry

• ends with the death of at least one of the main characters

• ends with a positive resolution

Aristotle’s most important element of tragedy was ____________.

• spectacle

• plot

• thought

• diction

Aristotle’s element of tragedy that is expressed through the speeches and dialogue of the characters is ____________.

• spectacle

• plot

• thought

• diction

Aristotle’s element of tragedy that is the medium of language or expression through which the characters reveal their thoughts and feelings is ____________.

• spactacle

• plot

• thought

• diction

Aristotle’s element of tragedy that encompasses the theatrical effect or what the play looks like (costumes, make up, set, lighting, movement, etc.) is ____________.

• spectacle

• thought

• plot

• diction

The dramatis personae is ____________.

• a description or direction provided by the text

• the cast of characters

• the written text of a play

• a major section of the text, like a chapter in a book