Theatre History Review

Which of the following does NOT apply to the private court theatres of the Renaissance?

For that matter, what are stock characters?

Because this theatre has no proscenium, it CANNOT have a 4th wall.

What is the set piece from Ancient Greece that reveals a stage tableau called?

Which of the following most accurately describes the acting style of the Renaissance?

The Ancient Greeks had a strict rule NOT to represent violence on stage in any way.

What is the key idea behind Realism?

Aristotle was the greatest playwright from Ancient Greece.

Because it was the Renaissance, theatre makers completely turned their backs on Medieval drama.

Commedia dell'arte means "comedy of art."

Of all the places and periods below, which did NOT feature stock characters?

What is this?

Which of the following is NOT one of Aristotle's six elements of tragedy?

Okay, let's try this one more time: what is so Renaissance about this painting?

Who are the young lovers of commedia dell'arte?

The French Renaissance resulted in very strict rules for creating theatre.

A soliloquy is a particular kind of long speech in a play. What makes it different from a monologue?

What's that thing where a character tells the audience where they are because there are not elaborate sets?

Realism was so avant garde, that it required new acting techniques. Who is the theatrical duo who helped create one?

Speaking of soliloquies, which theatrical movement rejected them?