Use Aristotle's six elements to analyze a contemporary work of dramatic fiction (play, film, etc.). Identify how the work arranges the six elements (which ones play a larger role in the production) and suggest how that arrangement can help audiences better understand the main idea or theme of the production.
What will be an ideal response?
A student may choose to look at a movie such as Moulin Rouge and note that the movie is structurally different than most other films in that after plot, the most important elements of the movie are music and spectacle, as the movie theme centers around the ideas of romantic, ideal love.
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The statue of the Seated Khafre, a(n) ________ sculpture, is very rigid in appearance
a. Neolithic b. Persian c. Sumerian d. Egyptian e. Aegean
What formal element is part of the original painting, Spotted Horses and Human Hands?
a. the natural environment of the horses b. the illusion of three-dimensional space c. the outline of human handprints d. the natural contour of the cave wall
The two outstanding composers of the Classical period were
A. Mozart and Handel. B. Bach and Beethoven. C. Mozart and Haydn. D. Handel and Haydn.
How can we tell if performers are playing well together?
A. Every performer moves to the front of the stage to deliver their lines. B. They are listening to each other and responding appropriately. C. They each deliver their lines loudly and are heard clearly. D. They maintain contact with the audience.