1 / 9

Do Now

Do Now. As You Like It opens tonight. We are studying The Crucible in this class. Where does western theatre come from? Guess a time period and some potential causes for this. Greek Origins of Theatre. Emerged from early religious rituals – worship gods for crops (~800 BCE)

ormand
Download Presentation

Do Now

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Do Now As You Like It opens tonight. We are studying The Crucible in this class. Where does western theatre come from? Guess a time period and some potential causes for this.

  2. Greek Origins of Theatre • Emerged from early religious rituals – worship gods for crops (~800 BCE) • Ritualistic chanting and singing  stories • Thespis is the first one to play a character (thus the term thespian) ~6th century BCE

  3. Tragedy first, then comedy • Tragedy comes from the Greek word tragoidiafor the words “goat song” • Tragedy brings about catharsis – the cleansing of emotions • The big difference between tragedy and comedy is evident at the end. How so?

  4. Rules for Tragedy from Aristotle’s Poetics (4th c. BCE) • Plot (action) is very important and must be complete with a singular beginning, middle, and end • The plot (action) must be motivated by character action • The plot (action) must be “of a certain magnitude” • “A change from ignorance to knowledge, producing love or hate between the persons destined for good or bad fortune” • A hero with “good” purpose

  5. Tragedy is all about the FALL FROM GRACE OR EXCELLENCE We can manipulate these factors to make more (or less) effective tragedy Status + Fall = Tragedy Status + Fall = Tragedy

  6. Rank the Following from Least Tragic to Most Tragic • Talented, young college athlete breaks leg during NCAA basketball tournament. • High school student forgets homework, grade drops from D to D-. • All-Star Pitcher goes from $30 million contract to $28 million contract.

  7. Let’s Get Tragic!

  8. The Crucible by Arthur Miller • Born 1915 in Harlem, NYC • Family gained wealth but lost it in the stock market crash • By 1946 he won his first Tony Award • To this day he is argued as the greatest American playwright of all time • 1953 – The Crucible opens on Broadway

More Related