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Drama Vocab
English
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aganorisis | greek term for a character's discovery oor recognition of someone or something previously unknown |
| arras | a curtain hung at the back of the Elizibethan playhouse to partion off an alcove or booth. the curtain could be pulled back to reveal an outcove or booth |
| catharsis | the feeling of emotional purgation or release that, according to aristotle, and audience should feel after watching a tragedy |
| comedy of manners | realistic, often satiric comedy concerned with the manners and conventions of high society |
| high comedy | comedy that appeals to the intellect, often focuses on the foolishness of human behavior |
| low commedy | comedy that lacks intellectual appeal, depends on gags |
| dramatic illusion | the ilusions of reality created by drama and accepted by the audience for the duration of the play |