Problem 1: Describe the 4 Elements the book talks about when the Playwright is working on Creating Structure. Be sure to include the Difference between Plot and Story.
Problem 2: What are the differences and similarities between a Climatic Plot and an Episodic Plot?
Problem 3: What are the differences and similarities between Modern Tragedy and Traditional Tragedy?
Problem 4: Watch the film Shakespeare in Love. Write 300 + words about the film and how the play Shakespeare was writing started out as a comedy and moved into a tragedy. What elements did it have that made it a comedy and what was either added or taken away from the play he was writing to turn it into a tragedy.
Do Not Write A Synopsis Of The Movie!
Info on the Film
- Title - Shakespeare in Love (1998)
- Directed - John Madden
- Written - Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
- Starring - Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow
Instructions:
Each Question has to be answered in 250 words minimum. Please make sure to refer the book.
Textbook: The Theatre Experience,14th ed., by Edwin Wilson.