IGCSE DRAMA: CHAPTERS 1-2.2
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Who said, "I can take any empty space and call it a bare stage. A man walks across this empty space whilst someone is watching him, and this is all that is needed for an act of theatre to be engaged." ?

  • William Shakespeare
  • Aristotle
  • Peter Brook (correct)
  • Bertolt Brecht
  • Define: Theatre

    The physical building where plays are performed, and the associated business of staging plays involving actors, producers, directors,, stage management, designers and marketing.

    Drama comes from the Classical Greek word meaning, action.

    True (A)

    The Greek philosopher ____________ is one of the first people to write about dramatic tragedy.

    <p>Aristotle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A form of drama based on human suffering that stimulates a mixture of sympathy and horror in the audience at the inevitable downfall, usually death, of the protagonist.

    <p>Tragedy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define: Catharsis

    <p>a build-up of intense emotion that is released in the audience.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the dramatic thought and accomplishment with the correct person.

    <p>Bertolt Brecht = believed in alienation. Aristotle = drama should provoke emotions. Bertolt Brecht = drama should provoke thought. Aristotle = believed in catharsis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ability to see things from someone else's perspective.

    <p>Empathy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Konstantin Stanislavski created an acting technique where, actors aim to understand the psychological motives or desires of a character by linking them to their own experiences or emotions. This technique is called, what?

    <p>The System</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Speech spoken by one character is called, dialogue.

    <p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Taking a role and stepping outside the drama to answer the questions about motives and behaviour.

    <p>Hot-seating (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define: tableau.

    <p>A living statue that is created to convey an idea, emotion or part of a story.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Choose one of the two views on what the purpose of drama is and discuss in 3-5 sentences. (Aristotle's view or Bertolt Brecht).

    <p>Aristotle's view on drama for the sake of catharsis. Brecht's view on drama for the sake of thought.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Bonus (worth 7 points): Name two plays and the playwright. (Must be written by two different playwrights)

    <p>The Piano Lesson by August Wilson A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Bonus (worth 7 points): What was Scott's last name in the play, "The Blue Electric Wind"?

    <p>Taylor</p> Signup and view all the answers

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