TDR 2800- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 20 pages long!)

• School: Belmont University
• Department: Theatre and Drama
• Course: TDR 2800
• Professor: Jessica Mueller

Document Summary

3 types of conflict: man versus nature, man versus man, man versus supernatural. Sometimes the conflict is man versus society, more of a sub category between nature and man conflicts. Balanced opposing forces- forces in conflict have equal desire and motivation; if the struggle is balanced, it becomes a source of pleasure for the audience. Sequence: how the action of the story progresses. Obstacles and complications- circumstances, characters, or events that stand in the way of the main characters" goals and desires crises/climax- moment of highest tension. Episodic- action starts out of order and story follows many subplots related to the main plot. Common type of theatre during the renaissance and spanish theatre. Shakespeare commonly used this style of writing in his plays. Titania and oberon and the planning of the mechanicals before finding any resolution. Falling action- explores the aftermath of the climax. Conclusion (aka denoument)- resolves the action of the play.