ART 1001 Chapter : Theatre
Document Summary
Interpretive framework which are used by both producers and interpreters of text help simplify phenomena in order to make it easier to communicate experiences. Character-one of the things that gives meaning to our experience of theatre is the way that characters are coded. Ideology- the abstract social ideas, values, or belief system that underpin our understanding of reality. Tragedy must have 6 parts-plot, characters ,diction ,thought ,spectacle, melody. Dues ex machina- god through the machine-sweeps in at the end to save the day. Perepeteia- reversal of fortune, effects are opposite of those intended by hero. Anagnorisis- recognition, the reversal of fortune brings about a change of heart in the hero.
