GRVA : THEATRE

Theater refers to the actual production of the written play on stage

• TRUE

• FALSE

THE ___________ casts and rehearses actors

• Playwright

• Performers

• Design and

  Production Team

• Director

The ___________ develops the dramatic

structure of the play

• Playwright

• Performers

• Design and

  Production Team

• Director

"Aristotle stated in his Poetics, that tragedy (a kind of play) came from a

natural tendency of humans to imitate " . This example pertains to what aspect?

• Theatre as a humanity/liberal art

• Theater as a social force

• Theater as a personal force

• Theater as an art form, an entertainment

Theater is a way of knowing our own society. This example pertains to what aspect?

• Theatre as a humanity/liberal art

• Theater as a social force

• Theater as a personal force

• Theater as an art form, an entertainment

Careful reading and verification through reference to the play are steps to produce a good critical play analysis.

• TRUE

• FALSE

To interpret a play, one may use Literary History and Biography as an aid.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In analyzing plot, one must consider the setting, ___________, conflict, ____________, subplot, repetition, and general experience

• Function and Character's position

• Language, nature of the play

• Perspective and emphasis

What qualities or aspects of character are stressed: the physical, the social, the

psychological, or the moral or ethical?. This question pertains to what approach of Play Analysis

• Analysis of Plot and Action

• Analysis of Characters

• Analysis of Language

The character is the primary means by which a play implies the total makeup of its

imaginative world and describes the behavior of all the characters

• TRUE

• FALSE