Fourth Quarter Drama Quiz Review

speech from one character alone on stage

Only female actors perform in Kabuki theater.

Mystery plays were always serious.

making light of serious or taboo subjects

There is proof that Shakespeare wrote his own plays.

attitude of character towards subject/another

The Seven Deadly Sins were personified in the play Everyman.

underlying meaning of dialogue

Morality plays focused on the struggle to salvation asa major theme.

play about Biblical stories

theater mimics reality

Kabuki performances are short in length, lasting onlyone or two hours.

Kabuki is considered the “people’s theater” because it appealed to thelower classes.

outdated language

The main prop used in Kabuki is the Japanese fan.

Kabuki drama was happening in Japan the same time Shakespeare waswriting/performing in England.

one who financially supports the arts

The plays during Shakespeare’s time had very simplesets.

movements specified directly in script

movements implied from lines in script

play about right/wrong and good/evil

speech from character meant for no one

speech from one character

work with entirely symbolic meaning

the process of understanding character

In Kabuki, the more detail/fabric a costume contains,the more important the character.

the “evils” in a morality play

play about the Catholic saints

gruesome, horrifying, ghastly

The Globe was an indoor theater with an orchestra pit.