Y9 Blood Brothers

What does "Social Context" refer to in a play?

• The spatial relationship between characters

• What was happening in society at the time the play was set or written

• The use of music and dance in a play

• The chronological sequence of events in a story

What does "Cyclical Structure" mean in storytelling?

• The story is told in a chronological sequence

• The story begins and ends in the same way

• The use of singing and dancing in a play

• The audience knows something a character does not

What is "Dramatic Irony"?

• When the story is told by one of the characters

• When the audience knows something a character does not

• When a character writes information on a wall

• When the story is told in a chronological sequence

What does "Linear Narrative" refer to?

• A story told in a non-chronological order

• A story told in an ordered, chronological sequence

• A story with a happy ending

• A story involving singing and dancing

What is "Narration" in a play?

• The use of music to tell a story

• The story is told to the audience by one of the characters

• The downfall of a central character

• The spatial relationship between characters

What defines a "Tragedy" in theatre?

• A genre with a happy ending

• A genre that involves singing and dancing

• A genre that sees the downfall of a central character and an unhappy end

• A genre that focuses on political events

What does "Role on the Wall" involve?

• Writing information on the outline of a person on a wall

• Using music to tell a story

• Creating a chronological sequence of events

• Establishing the spatial relationship between characters

What features should a musical play usually include? (pick two)

• Singing

• Freeze frames

• A narrator

• Dancing

What a character wants to achieve by the end of the play is best described as their...

• Obstacle

• Proxemics

• Objective

• Status

How might you show that your character has high status? (pick two)

• Look at the ground

• Stand with a straight posture

• Stand on a stage block

• Sit on the front of the stage