Assesment Melodrama Flashcards
(20 cards)
What is melodrama?
a dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events made to be funny
When was melodrama made?
19th century
Why was melodrama made?
It was in response to starvation, poverty following the industrial revolution.
What were the themes in Melodrama?
The 4 themes in melodrama were Good Vs Evil, True Murder Stories, Gothic and British Victories
What were the Melodramatic Dialogue Key Features?
The key features of melodrama were Highly repetitive, Extreme Punctuation, Highly Descriptive and Built in Dramatic Pauses
Define Style in melodrama
A recurring idea or the subject of a performance.
Define exaggeration
Making acting skills larger and more pronounced.
Define comedy
A performance that aims to amuse the audience.
What were the 5 melodrama stock characters?
The five melodrama stock characters are the Villain, the Damsel in Distress, the Loveable Rogue, the Half Witted Friend and the Hero
What is an end on stage?
When the audience is right in front of the stage.
What is a Proscenium Arch stage?
A stage framed by an arch.
What is a Traverse stage?
A stage with audience on 2 sides
What is a thrust stage?
A stage with audience on 3 sides
What is theatre in a round stage?
A stage with audience on all 4 Sides
What is a promenade?
A audience follows the action on foot, moving from one location to another.
What is the personality, facial expression, posture and gesture of the villain?
Personality Mean, nasty, sneaky
Facial expression: conniving
Posture: Slouched
Gesture: tapping fingers
What is the personality, facial expression, posture and gesture of the damsel in distress?
Personality: Beautiful, innocent, naive
Facial expression: Happy, excited
Posture: upright
Gesture: back of palm to head
What is the personality, facial expression, posture and gesture of the loveable rogue?
Personality: Confident, self obsessed
Facial expression: Smug
Posture: upright
Gesture: Flexing muscles
What is the personality, facial expression, posture and gesture of the half witted friend/fool?
Personality: Stupid, confused
Facial Expression: blank
Gesture: scratching head
Posture: Slouched
What is the personality, facial expression, posture and gesture of the hero?
Personality: Heroic, selfless, brave
Facial expression: fearless
Gesture: hands on hips
Posture: straight
