THEA 210 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sophocles, Technical Rehearsal, Uta Hagen
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Tragedy asks basic questions about human existence (assumes universe is indifferent to human concerns) Traditional tragedy several significant periods of the past (verse) Modern tragedy late 19th century present day (prose), everyday person, often ending hopeful. Tragic circumstances trapped with no turning back. Hero/heroine accepts suffering for actions (usually dies0. Heroic drama serious drama incorporating traditional tragedy elements without a happy ending. Bourgeois/domestic drama people of lower/middle class, problems within the home. Melodrama fright/horror, exaggerates plot/characters, includes stock characters. Points to excesses and follies in human behavior. Contrast between social order and the individual. Comic premise idea/concept that turns accepted notion upside down. Pun (verbal humor) humorous use of words with the same sound, but different meanings. Comedy of character how characters see themselves vs. how they are (ex. Farces thrive on exaggeration, premise doesn"t make sense, violence (slapstick) Satire like a burlesque but with more intellectual and moral content, attack or expose foolishness/evil, irony, parody.
