What were Moliere’s plays about?

They are “immoral” comedies about French society.

Comedic gagsused in Commedia dell’Arte

What are Melodramas typically about?

Exciting stories where good guys get rewarded and the bad guys get punished

When does Melodrama get started?

At the turn of the 19th century

What are stock characters?

A characterbased on stereotypes often used in Commedia dell’Arte

What is one of the five main rules for Neoclassical plays?

The action on stage must be believable

What were Racine’s plays typically about?

Tormented women with intensely observed feelings that must beacted on.

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Theatre History Review pt. 2

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1
What is one of the types of characters seen in Melodrama?
The mean villain
The arrogant heroine
The harlequin
The whiny hero
2
Which Commedia dell’Arte Stock character was not very intelligent, always hungry, and acrobatic?
The Doctor
Harlequin
Pantalone
Brighella
3
What were Moliere’s plays about?
Rewrites of Greek Comedy
The issues he had with the Catholic Church
People being tied to train-tracks
They are “immoral” comedies about French society.
4
What was Pierre Corneille’s most famous play?
Tartuffe
Hamlet
The Country Wife
Le Cid
5
Which of the following is an example of a stock character from Commedia dell’Arte?
Harambe
The Doctor
The baby
The historian
6
What is lazzi?
Comic lines used in Restoration Theatre
Comedic gagsused in Commedia dell’Arte
Tragic endings of French Neoclassical theatre
New songs for Greek Theatre
7
What are Melodramas typically about?
Puppet Theatres of the American Wild West
Exciting stories where good guys get rewarded and the bad guys get punished
Bourgeois tragedy
Depressing stories bout unrequited love where the villain always wins
8
When does Melodrama get started?
The Middle Ages
At the turn of the 19th century
The 20th century
Th 1700s
9
What are stock characters?
Characters that are made to be put in a soup
French Neoclassical archetypes for an ideal society
A characterbased on stereotypes often used in Commedia dell’Arte
Japanese Puppets
10
What was the name of Moliere’s famous play that the Catholic Church hated?
Le Cid
Lysistrata
Tartuffe
Hamilton
11
Which is a type of sub-genres that melodramas produced?
Dog melodrama
Fantasy movies
Opera
Greek Myth plays
12
What is one of the five main rules for Neoclassical plays?
The action on stage must be believable
No dancing is allowed
Three act structure
The timeline must be over the course of a month
13
True or False: Melodramas never use music
True
False
14
What were Racine’s plays typically about?
Love suicide ripped from the newspaper headlines
Action going on with little regard to the characters
Tormented women with intensely observed feelings that must beacted on.
Operatic dances that moved the audiences through sound
15
Which Commedia dell’Arte Stock character was arrogant and acted like he was brave, but was really a coward?
The Lovers
Harlequin
The Captain
The Doctor

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