Realism & Expressionism
Across
- 3. Expressionist characters are often less psychologically detailed and instead serve as ________ figures representing ideas.
- 6. Arthur Miller’s original working title for Death of a Salesman, highlighting the play's expressionist roots.
- 12. Realist playwrights focus on this type of realism to explain why people behave as they do based on their past and environment.
- 14. This famous painting by Edvard Munch is considered the "ultimate visual manifestation of a panic attack."
- 15. Unlike ancient tragedies, realist conflicts arise naturally from a character's own _______ and circumstances rather than fate.
- 16. The theatrical movement that aims to present life as truthfully and accurately as possible, focusing on ordinary people.
- 17. Urban _______,this feeling of being a "cog in the machine" is a common theme in expressionist explorations of city life.
- 19. Expressionism focuses on capturing a person's inner emotional _______ rather than their external appearance.
- 20. In realist plays, dialogue is minimal in elevated or poetic diction and instead sounds ________.
Down
- 1. Expressionist plays present events from a ________ perspective, reflecting the protagonist's personal feelings.
- 2. The invisible barrier in realist theatre that exists between the actors and the audience.
- 4. Realist painters like Gustave ________ refused to paint myths or angels, choosing instead to depict the "grit" of the city.
- 5. Realism suggests that a character's fate is often determined by their class and their ________.
- 6. These symbolic set pieces in Miller’s play represent the "suffocating" nature of capitalist society.
- 7. Events in an expressionist play often do not occur in ________ order, instead following the logic of the mind.
- 8. In expressionist drama, time is often ________, moving freely between the past, present, and fantasy.
- 9. This landmark realist play by Henrik Ibsen explores the "trap of bourgeois marriage."
- 10. The movement that seeks to represent the inner emotional and psychological experience of characters rather than external reality.
- 11. His theories on the subconscious shifted the focus of art from external facts to "inner dreamscapes."
- 13. the technical aspects of theatrical production, which include scenic design, stage machinery, lighting, sound, costume design, and makeup.
- 18. In realist theatre, dialogue is described as _______, avoiding elevated or poetic diction.