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Module 3 Lesson 4
Drama notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is characterization? | The process by which the author reveals the personality of the characters in a story. |
| What are the two types of characterization? | direct characterization and indirect characterization |
| What is direct characterization? | when the author tells the audience what the personality of the characters is |
| What is indirect characterization? | when the author shows what the characters are like |
| What does STEAL mean? | The five methods of direction characterization: speech, thoughts, effect on other characters, actions and looks |
| What is speech? | what the characters SAY |
| What are actions? | what the characters DO |
| What is "effect on others"? | the way a character affects the other characters' actions and feelings |
| What are looks? | the way a character looks--hair color, size, body build |
| Greek theater involved | ritual, competition, subsidized or paid for by the state, choral |
| Why did characters wear masks? | it was a sin to pretend to be someone else, so wearing a mask showed the characters were not really who they represented |
| What information did masks give the audience? | gender, ethnicity, class |
| What did the color of the masks do? | Certain colors revealed the characters occupation or status. |
| Why were the actors all men? | Women were considered "inferior" and it was not appropriate for them to take part in dramas. |
| What is one disadvantage of wearing a mask? | harder to understand, so the actors had to project their voices loudly |
| Who are the main characters in the Greek drama, MEDEA? | Jason and Medea |
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