Match the following theatrical genres with their most basic definitions.
A. mixes serious and comic matter in the same play
B. thrives on exaggeration, broad physical humor, elaborate plots, and stereotyped characters
C. similar to tragedy, but with an optimistic worldview
D. employs wit and irony to expose evil and foolishness
E. originally meant "song drama" or "music drama"
F. one of the primary genres; devoted to provoking amusement and laughter
G. stories of everyday people, often centered on the family
H. is premised on the fact that the world can be cruel and unjust
I. points out the foibles and peculiarities of the upper class
A. tragicomedy
B. farce
C. heroic drama
D. satire
E. melodrama
F. comedy
G. domestic drama
H. tragedy
I. comedy of manners
You might also like to view...
To reap the full effect of David Smith's Blackburn: Song of an Irish Blacksmith, the viewer must
a. see it in different lights. b. move around it. c. know Smith's background. d. see it move.
Western Europe in the Age of Early Modernism
A. moved closer to political unity. B. witnessed the growing political power of the middle class. C. came increasingly under the influence of American culture. D. launched a moral crusade against modernism.
In what part of the city of Lepcis Magna was the Arch of Septimius Severus placed?
A) ?at the entrance to the city from the harbor B) ?at the highest point of the city C) ?at the junction of the cardo and decumanus D) ?at the entrance to the forum
The text setting for "Behold, Spring" is
a. syllabic. b. always melismatic, with considerable polyphonic elaboration. c. trochaic. d. largely syllabic, with occasional melismas.