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WorksheetsSELF PACED TASK ON MELO DRAMA
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What does the word Melodrama actually mean?
Drama that is mellow
A musical
Music Drama
Which of these is not a characteristic of melodrama?
Exaggeration
Fight sequences
mime
happy ending
In what country did Melodrama originate?
Italy
England
America
France
What other style of theatre influenced Melodrama?
Commedia D'ell Arte
Elizabethan Theatre
Pantomime
Greek Theatre
Why was music used in Melodrama?
To encourage the audience to sing along
To help the performers know what was coming next
To make it funny
To encourage emotional responses from the audience
Melodramas usually feature exaggerated, stereotypical characters (e.g. the villain)
True
False
Which of these places is not a location where a melodrama might be set?
In a house
In a city
By the Sea
In a barn
Which of 2 of these are stock characters?
Villain
Narrator
Child
Damsel in Distress
charlie Chaplin
THE SIDEKICK....
Is in everyone's business and eager to share it
Helps the hero save the day
Evil, dishonest & greedy
TRUE OR FALSE? THE HERO IS ATTRACTIVE AND SAVES THE DAY.
TRUE
FALSE
Melodramas usually have exciting storylines that focus on simple moral plots (e.g. the fight between good and evil)
True
False
To act in a Melodramatic style, you have to...
Be overdramatic and exaggerated
Use large facial expressions
Be obvious in your character
Use large gestures
Melodrama was most popular in the ______________.
19th Century
18th Century
15th Century
16th Century
What is the basic conflict in melodrama?
Person vs. Self
Person vs. Nature
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Monsters
What is the basic theme (main idea) of a Melodrama?
Evil defeats Good
Evil defeats Evil
Good defeats Good
Good defeats Evil
What is the style of acting for a Melodrama?
Overacting
Realistic
Natural
Comedic
What were Melodramas originally called?
Music
Music Drama
Musicals
Tragedy
The music in Melodramas reflected the _____________ of the scene.
Setting
Emotion
Action
Movement
What costume color does the Villain character wear?
Black
Pink
Blue
Yellow
What costume color does a hero character wear?
Red
Black
White
Brown
