WorksheetsObstacle, Conflict
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
According to the reading, what was the great invention of drama?
Thespis stepping out in front of the chorus.
To pretend to be someone else.
Characters chanting in front of an audience.
Painted scenery and elaborate costumes.
What is the most important requirement in pretending to be someone else?
Wearing a mask.
Detailed costumes.
Belief in the character.
Plausibility.
According to the reading, what is theatre's first order of business?
...support of the impersonation, support of the pretense.
Telling an engaging story.
Creating believable conflict.
This above all to thine own self be true.
What motivates a character's need to talk?
They don't need to talk.
Silence is deadly.
They want something.
They like to share.
An obstacle is...
resistance to what I want.
an unfulfilled need.
something in my way.
a painful consequence.
A play's conflict is between...
Person vs. the self.
a want vs. a need.
a want vs. an obstacle.
protagonist vs. antagonist.
Which is most important?
What a character thinks.
What a character wants.
A character fighting their own morals is an example of what type of conflict?
me against others
me against myself
me against society
me against fate
Romeo and Juliet is an example of what type of conflict?
me against others
me against myself
me against society
me against fate
Macbeth is an example of which type of conflict? (It's in the reading)
me against fate
me against myself
me against others
me against society
