Historical Developments of Drama

Question 1

Miracle Play

Answer 1

A play based on the life of a saint or a martyr. AKA mystery play. Developd by Roman Catholic Church to teach the illiterate about Christianity.

Question 2

Passion Play

Answer 2

A play depicting Christ’s crucifixion.

Question 3

Morality Play

Answer 3

A dramatized allegory in which the actors played the roles of virtues and vices such as Mercy, Conscience, Shame, Patience and Greed

Question 4

Blank Verse

Answer 4

Unrhymed poetry that still contains a rhythm and meter

Question 5

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

Answer 5

37

Question 6

Types of Shakespearean Plays

Answer 6

History, Tragedy, Comedy

Question 7

Sentimental comedy

Answer 7

A play lacking dramatic reality in its presentation of middle-class emotions and tenderness

Question 8

The problem play

Answer 8

Addresses a social problem, originated with playwrights Henrik Isben and George Bernard Shaw

Question 9

Which type of verse was primarily used by Elizabethan playwrights such as Shakespeare and Marlow?

Answer 9

Blank Verse

Question 10

A comedy of manners

Answer 10

A witty and risqué satire of upper-class etiquette and immoral behavior