Describe various possible structures/formats for plays. Why might one have become more popular in the Western world than others? Why might some playwrights choose not to utilize that structure?

What will be an ideal response?


The student could discuss the popular forms and the societal problems of the times and how those factors may have contributed to the playwright's decision in how to structure his or her play.

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The most important want or driving force that governs the actions of the character during the entire play is called

A) Major decision B) Given circumstances C) The drive system D) The driving chain E) Superobjective

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In the final version of Matisse’s painting Large Reclining Nude, the curving forms of the arms and the legs create __________.

a. contrast b. rhythm c. symmetry d. patterns

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The date of the so-called Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus is controversial because

A) ?its findspot and provenance are unknown. B) ?it exhibits a striking combination of different artistic styles. C) ?it is believed to be a copy an earlier monument from Athens. D) ?the identity of the sculptors who carved it is unknown.

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