Introduction to Theatre Online Course |
Last revision date: January 4, 2008
Types of Drama / Plays
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
hubris
catharsis
verisimilitude
genre
action
universality
komos
comic premise
farce
incongruity
malapropisms -- the absurd misapplication of a long word (MS Encarta )
slapstick
aside, take, mugging
burlesque, satire, parody
heroic drama
melodrama
tragi-comedy
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Last revision date: January 4, 2008