Drama Notes Part 1

What is a Comedy?

• Light in tone and supposed to make people laugh

• A nonsensical genre which often overreacts and uses slapstick humor

• A sensational drama which appeals directly to the senses of the audience

• A genre which uses dark themes such as pain, disaster and death

What is a tragedy?

• Light in tone and supposed to make people laugh

• A genre which uses dark themes such as pain, disaster and death.

• A genre based on a historical narrative

• A sensational drama which appeals directly to the senses of the audience

What is a farce?

• A sensational drama which appeals directly to the senses of the audience

• A genre based on historical narrative

• Telling a story using dance or music

• A nonsensical genre which often overreacts or engages slapstick humor

The genre of History is told through Dance, Music and Dialogue.

• True

• False

What is the genre of Melodrama?

• An exaggerated drama that is directed towards the senses of the audience

• Tells a story through acting, music, dance and dialogue

• Based on a historical narrative

• A nonsensical drama which often overeacts or engages slapstick humor

Dramatists not only tell their stories through acting and dialogue, but through dance as well as music.

• Farce

• History

• Musical Drama

• Comedy