Realism & Expressionism

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