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WorksheetsEvolution of Western Drama
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 16mins
What type of stories did the Roman Theatre like to tell?
Mostly comedy rewritten from Greek plays.
Original dramas about roman life.
Religious stories with religious messages.
Cat videos.
Removed the chorus and focused on actors.
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Created the foundation of "stock characters" that would influence theatre into the modern day.
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First professionally produced plays with entertaining non-religious themes
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Thespis was the first "actor to step out of the chorus.
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Adopted the three unities "place, time, action"
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Acting style was intensely emotional with it's own set of rules.
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Known for the comedies of manners (Plays making fun of particular social groups, mostly the upper class.)
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People became interested in more natural stories about the middle class.
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aimed to represent real life, with the hopes of improving society.
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All plays were either religious stories, or had religious themes.
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Stanislavski established the acting system known as "Method Acting" (do by doing)
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Strongly fought against theatre being used as a social/political voice.
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Traditional performances were rejected.
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Accepted norms are challenged and disregarded, experimentation is fundamental.
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Entertainment should be enjoyed by as many people as possible.
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Why did Commedia dell'arte emerge as an art form?
To push the limits of comedy.
The church needed to spend its money somewhere.
To establish theatre for the lower class.
As a way to make stacks of cash.
