Types of Drama / Plays
Resource: Wilson, Chapters 8, 9, & 10
Objectives for this lesson:Students will examine:
various types of drama
the influence that type can have on the overall effect of a play
elements of various play types
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Important terms:
hamartia / tragic flaw (421)
hubris
catharsis (417)
verisimilitude
genre (184...)
dramatic action (291...)
universality
komos
comic premise (209)
farce (205...)
incongruity
malapropisms -- the absurd misapplication of a long word (MS Encarta ) (209)
slapstick (206)
aside (416), take, mugging
burlesque, satire, parody (206...)
heroic drama (189...)
melodrama (189...)
tragi-comedy (205...)
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