Drama

Link to our study of Shakespeare's @Macbeth

Link to our study of Hamlet

Link to Tragic Hero assignment (APA formatted Annotated Bibliography): Tragic Hero Assignment


 * Drama Unit Guide **
 * In addition to the chapter reviews, follow this guide while going through the drama chapters in the Perrine text.**

//Specific study guide for Drama test at bottom of page//


 * Perrine's Anthology, Chapter 1 – The Nature of Drama **

Be able to identify similarities between drama and prose.

Be able to give and explain at least three differences between drama and prose.

Drama, like prose fiction, makes use of ** plot and characters, develops themes, arouses emotional responses, and may be either literary or commercial in its presentation of reality. **

It is written primarily to be performed, not read.

Normally presents its actions:

- through actors (vs. through characters) direct and immediate impact because spectators see what is done and hear what is said limitations Definitions of and reasons for use of the soliloquy and the aside.

- on a stage (vs. on the page) how this allows a playwright to command attention of the audience how this limits playwrights

- and before an audience (vs. private experience of an individual reader) creates communal experience necessitates emphasis on well-defined plot, swift exposition, strong conflict, dramatic confrontations usually each part (act) works up to its own climax or point of suspense

The successful playwright combines the power of words, the power of fiction, and the power of dramatic technique to make possible the achievement of extraordinary force.


 * Read and Review the Understanding and Evaluating Drama Questions – pp1030-32 **

Do when assigned: __Trifles__ by Susan Glaspell – later she wrote this as a story “A Jury of Her Peers”


 * 1) Mrs. Wright is not a physical character on the stage, but is created as a believable character.
 * 2) ** __How__ ** is this done? What dramatic conventions are used?
 * 3) Why is it important that it is conveyed that she was a singer?
 * 4) Would the story title work for the play? Explain.
 * 5) Of the two titles, which is a more intriguing title for the play? Explain.


 * Perrine's Anthology, Chapter 2 – Realistic and Non-realistic Drama **

Literary truth in drama (as in fiction and poetry) is not the same as fidelity to fact. Explain. Fidelity means being faithful or loyal; fidelity to fact can be synonymous with saying true to life.


 * Realistic** and **non-realistic** are descriptive terms. **Unrealistic** is an evaluative term passing judgment.

Give two examples of how all stage production involves a certain necessary artificiality.

Staging used to convey realistic or non-realistic drama - Scenery - Props - Costuming - Make up

Understand how staging conveys directorial choices, but language and the management of dialogue is controlled entirely by the playwright.

Non-realistic vs. unrealistic

Realistic – descriptive, not evaluative term

Dramatic conventions

Chorus

Narrator

In most plays, the world into which we are taken—however unreal it may be—is treated as self-contained, and we are asked to regard it temporarily as a real world. We may be required to **suspend our disbelief.**

@http://www.academia.edu/5768016/Realistic_and_Non-Realistic_Drama
 * PowerPoint on drama, including three stage forms:**

Be able to identify each type of stage as well as its advantages and disadvantages:

- Proscenium stage

- Thrust stage

- Arena stage, used for what is called Theater-in-the-Round


 * Perrine's Anthology, Chapter 3 – Tragedy and Comedy **


 * Videos on Greek Drama: **
 * View and take notes on each video. **

Introduction to Greek Drama (from National Theatre Discover) @https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSRLK7SogvE

History of Theatre - Parts 1-8 (from betapicts on YouTube) can be found at: @https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA77B5E2507D2B7E0


 * Explain biggest difference between Tragedy and Comedy. **

 **AP English Literature & Composition ** ** Drama Test Study Guide (ignore 2015 dates): **  

  **Here's a useful quizlet list of terms -- it's not exclusive. Know the terms from what I've given you, what's in the Perrine text, and what we've discussed in class. **

**@http://quizlet.com/8338255/perrine-terms-nature-of-drama-flash-cards/**
 **In addition to the following, there will be an AP exam-level dramatic excerpt with multiple choice questions. **    <span class="TextRun SCX186412680" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Be able to define the following dramatic terms:
 * 1) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX186412680" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Drama, like prose fiction, makes use of plot and characters, develops themes, arouses emotional responses, and may be either literary or commercial in its presentation of reality.
 * 2) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">In most plays, the world into which we are taken—however unreal it may be—is treated as self-contained, and we are asked to regard it temporarily as a real world. We may be required to suspend our disbelief.
 * 3) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">Unlike Prose, Drama is written primarily to be, not read.
 * 4) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">List 3 ways through which Drama normally presents its actions:
 * 5) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">Explain two limitations to the Dramatic genre; limitations for the playwright
 * 6) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">Chapter 1 of Perrine's anthology tells us that "[t]The successful playwright combines the power of words, the power of fiction, and the power of dramatic technique to make possible the achievement of extraordinary force." Explain what this means and give an example from a play we have studied (in AP or in grades 9-11).
 * 7) <span class="TextRun SCX186412680" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Regarding Susan Glaspell's play, Trifles<span class="TextRun SCX186412680" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">, write a sound explanation for the following. Mrs. Wright is not a physical character on the stage, but is created as a believable character. Explain clearly how the playwright has achieved this effect.
 * 8) <span class="TextRun SCX186412680" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">When examining and discussing Chapter 2 we discussed Realistic and Non-Realistic Elements in Drama. The chapter tells us that "[l] <span class="SpellingError SCX186412680" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">iterary <span class="NormalTextRun SCX186412680" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> truth in drama (as in fiction and poetry) is not the same as fidelity to fact. <span class="TextRun SCX186412680" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">" Explain this statement. To clarify, fidelity means being faithful or loyal; fidelity to fact can be synonymous with saying true to life.
 * 9) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">Know stage types and be able to identify stage types shown in pictures/diagrams:
 * 10) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">Realistic and non-realistic are descriptive terms. ___ is an evaluative term passing judgment and is best to be avoided.
 * 11) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Explain biggest difference between Tragedy and Comedy.
 * 1) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX186412680" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Realistic drama:
 * 2) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">Non-realistic drama:
 * 3) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">Chorus:
 * 4) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">Narrator - in drama, not prose fiction:
 * 5) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">Soliloquy:
 * 6) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">Aside(s):
 * 7) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">Tragedy:
 * 8) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">Comedy:
 * 9) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">Hamartia:
 * 10) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">Catharsis:
 * 11) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">Tragic hero:
 * 12) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5;">Give the requirements of a tragic hero:

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