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Question 1

Like rituals, ceremonies are an intrinsic part of human society and culture. They both also contain a lot of theatrical elements. However, unlike ritual, ceremonies, are formal religious or social occasions that are usually led by an authority figure such as a priest or a chief. ​ Examples: graduations, marriages, baptisms, etc.

Answer 1

ceremony

Question 2

in theatre, a post-structuralist approach, involves questioning and dismantling conventional theatrical structures and assumptions. It challenges the idea that language and meaning are fixed, arguing that texts and performance can have multiple, even contradictory interpretations.

Answer 2

deconstructionism

Question 3

The playful instincts of humankind. This is one of the things speculated to have brought about the origins of theatre.

Answer 3

ludic impulse

Question 4

holds that idea that history usually focuses around the lives of the social elite. Revisionists state that a lot of “mainstream phenomena” has been lost because historians focus on what is “revolutionary”. Revisionists argue that our current opinions on history need to be analyzed and reinterpreted.

Answer 4

revisionism

Question 5

Like ceremonies, rituals are an intrinsic part of human society and culture. They both also contain a lot of theatrical elements. However, unlike ceremonies, rituals are the acting out of established, prescribed procedure. Rituals can range from familial events to religious events such as the Roman Catholic Mass.

Answer 5

rituals