Identify three melodramas (historic or contemporary, film or theatre) and compare how each work follows the rules of melodrama (or not). Which one speaks most strongly to you, and why?
What will be an ideal response?
Students could discuss any type of Melodrama beginning with Uncle Tom's Cabin
and moving into classic motion pictures such as Gone with the Wind or Star Wars and how
Uncle Tom's Cabin focused more on the ideas of good versus evil and how Gone with the
Wind more epitomizes the romantic, idealist nature of Melodramas rather than setting out
to achieve all the goals that the play Uncle Tom's Cabin planned.
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While the exact function of Cycladic figures (4.2) is not known, it is probable that they were associated with _______
a. Shamanism b. magic c. early art studios d. burials
At a marriage ceremony the two people exchange vows and make promises that they can't always _______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which theatre company was dedicated to teaching the Stanislavski system to young actors in America?
a. The Washington Square Players b. The Provincetown Players c. The English Independent Theatre d. The Guild Theatre e. The Group Theatre