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What are the three main types of Medieval drama? What are they about?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

There are three types of Medieval Drama: Mystery Play, Miracle Play, and the Morality Play. Each play depicts different things.

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Who are the famous Greek tragedians? Please include short descriptions of each.

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

The most acclaimed Greek tragedians are Aeschylus, Sophocles and ... Other hypotheses have included an etymology that would define the tragedy as an ... As tragedy developed, the actors began to interact more with each other,

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Who is the most important Roman tragedian? Why was he important? Who is he?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

Claudius Aesopus, Claudius also spelled Clodius, (flourished 1st century bc), most eminent of the Roman tragedians, contemporary and intimate friend of Cicero, whom he instructed in elocution, and regarded by Horace as the equal of the great Roman comic actor Roscius.

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What is the Roman drama's common theme? What is the history of the Roman drama?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

Roman drama was generally performed on festival days, together with gladiatorial contests, circuses, and races; popular actors could be very highly paid, one of the most successful being Roscius. Theatre buildings were originally wooden, and took their design from Greek theatres.

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What is the history of Greek drama?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

Greek theatre began in the 6th century BCE in Athens with the performance of tragedy plays at religious festivals. These, in turn, inspired the genre of Greek comedy plays. The two types of Greek drama would be hugely popular and performances spread around the Mediterranean and influenced Hellenistic and Roman theatre.

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How does the legendary Greek theatre mask look like? Please describe it as vividly as possible.

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

The masks were most likely made out of light weight, organic materials like stiffened linen, leather, wood, or cork, with the wig consisting of human or animal hair. Due to the visual restrictions imposed by these masks, it was imperative that the actors hear in order to orient and balance themselves.

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When and how does drama originated as a form of literature?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

The theatrical culture of the city-state of Athens produced three genres of drama: tragedy, comedy, and the satyr play. Their origins remain obscure, though by the 5th century BC they were institutionalised in competitions held as part of festivities celebrating the god Dionysus.

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What is tragicomedy?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

A play or novel containing elements of both comedy and tragedy.

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What are the types of drama?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

There are four main forms of drama. They are comedy, tragedy, tragicomedy and melodrama. All these types have the common characteristics of drama genre; they are, plot, characters, conflict, music and dailogue.

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Can you mention at least one drama by Shakespeare and a short description of it?

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Abbygail
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A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare in 1595/96. The play consists of multiple subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. These subplots take place in a forest, inhabited by fairies who control the characters of the play.

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