Here are your chapter 2 review questions. Again, you do not need to answer these for an assignment. They are merely a guide for when you read the book, and a clue as to what will be included on the midterm.
1) Be able to define genre.
2) Be able to define the characteristics of tragedy & comedy. Terms to know: protagonist, antagonist, hamartia, catharsis.
3) What are the origins of comedy?
4) Be able to describe the characteristics of the following genres: interlude, mystery & morality plays, history, tragicomedy, dark comedy, melodrama, farce, and musical.
(Updated 10/2:)
5) What is the difference between plot and theme?
6) What are the three major groupings of performance?
7) What are the characteristics of conflict and climax?
8) What occurs during postplay?
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