Questions 1-4: Answer the questions.
1. What is it called when the audience is aware of something the characters don't know?
2. What is the term for literary form designed for presentation by actors?
3. What was the theme of early drama and most of the arts due to its prominent role in society
4. What is the term for the belief in life on earth as important in its own right, that humans are as
interesting as gods, and that the body is a beautiful thing?
Questions 5-8 Answer the following questions about drama.
4. What is the main difference between reading a play and reading a short story?
5. How do plays create context?
6. Many believe drama is the literary form.
7. For many centuries, drama focused on
themes.

Answer + Explanation:

1. What is it called when the audience is aware of something the characters don't know?  Dramatic irony

2. What is the term for literary form designed for presentation by actors?  Drama

3. What was the theme of early drama and most of the arts due to its prominent role in society ? Performance and ritual

4. What is the term for the belief in life on earth as important in its own right, that humans are as  interesting as gods, and that the body is a beautiful thing?  Humanist/ Humanism

Questions 5-8 Answer the following questions about drama.

5. What is the main difference between reading a play and reading a short story?  

I agree that plays are meant to be watched; however, when you are seeing a play, you are seeing the director and actors' interpretation of the authors words, so it's a good idea to read a play before you see it.  

When you read a play, it's very important to read ALL of the stage directions and descriptions because it's sort of like the narration in a book. Without it you don't know where you are, what people are doing as they speak, what the area looks like, etc. If you skip stage directions, that's like only reading the dialog in a novel; the story doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

Reading a short story, you have more ways to learn about the characters, plot, setting, etc than you do reading a play because of the narration.

6. How do plays create context?  [I don't have an answer for that.]

7. Many believe drama is the literary form.  [Not sure how to answer.]

8. For many centuries, drama focused on  themes. {True.}

Side Note:

I hope this helped you in some or any way.

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