Obstacle, Conflict

According to the reading, what was the great invention of drama?

• Thespis stepping out in front of the chorus.

• To pretend to be someone else.

• Characters chanting in front of an audience.

• Painted scenery and elaborate costumes.

What is the most important requirement in pretending to be someone else?

• Wearing a mask.

• Detailed costumes.

• Belief in the character.

• Plausibility.

According to the reading, what is theatre's first order of business?

• ...support of the impersonation, support of the pretense.

• Telling an engaging story.

• Creating believable conflict.

• This above all to thine own self be true.

What motivates a character's need to talk?

• They don't need to talk.

• Silence is deadly.

• They want something.

• They like to share.

An obstacle is...

• resistance to what I want.

• an unfulfilled need.

• something in my way.

• a painful consequence.

A play's conflict is between...

• Person vs. the self.

• a want vs. a need.

• a want vs. an obstacle.

• protagonist vs. antagonist.

Which is most important?

• What a character thinks.

• What a character wants.

A character fighting their own morals is an example of what type of conflict?

• me against others

• me against myself

• me against society

• me against fate

Romeo and Juliet is an example of what type of conflict?

• me against others

• me against myself

• me against society

• me against fate

Macbeth is an example of which type of conflict? (It's in the reading)

• me against fate

• me against myself

• me against others

• me against society