Question

Match the description to the term. 1. were performed by men wearing masks expressionism 2. allegories representing vices and virtues miracle plays 3. based on the life of one of the saints morality plays 4. early secular plays legitimate theater 5. presented stories from the Bible symbolism 6. presenting life as the playwright saw it, rather than as he would like it to be repertory theater 7. using concrete things to represent abstract ideas Greek plays 8. led to the use of scrims and whirling stage platforms realism 9. commercial theater presenting short-run, low-budget plays Roman plays 10. a group of actors presenting a variety of plays mystery plays

Answer 1

1. were performed by men wearing masks - Greek plays

2. allegories representing vices and virtues - morality plays

3. based on the life of one of the saints - miracle plays

4. early secular plays - Roman plays

5. presented stories from the Bible - mystery plays

6. presenting life as the playwright saw it, rather than as he would like it to be - realism

7. using concrete things to represent abstract ideas - symbolism

8. led to the use of scrims and whirling stage platforms - expressionism

9. commercial theater presenting short-run, low-budget plays - legitimate theater

10. a group of actors presenting a variety of plays - repertory theater

Answer 2

The answers are explained below.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. were performed by men wearing masks - Greek plays is the correct answer; another characteristic is that they featured choruses and were played during festivals.

2. allegories representing vices and virtues - morality plays, they were a genre during the early years of Tudor theatrical entertainment.

3. based on the life of one of the saints - miracle plays; another name is Saint's plays and they were very famous during the Middle Ages.

4. early secular plays - Roman plays; an example of them (in English) is The Interlude of the Student and the Girl.

5. presented stories from the Bible - mystery plays, they were some of the first plays in medieval Europe, usually accompanied with antiphonal song.

6. presenting life as the playwright saw it, rather than as he would like it to be - realism is the representation of a person, fact, or place, as it really is.

7. using concrete things to represent abstract ideas - symbolism refers to the use of the real objects as symbols to give them a different meaning.

8. led to the use of scrims and whirling stage platforms - expressionism was applied to many fields, such as painting, theater and dancing.

9. commercial theater presenting short-run, low-budget plays - legitimate theater, characterized for its serious themes.

10. a group of actors presenting a variety of plays - repertory theater, known in British English as weekly rep.