COLLEGE GRADE.B.A./M.A. NOVEL ,DRAMA, SOLILOQUY, GOTHIC, HAMARTIA

DRAMA, COMEDY, TRAGEDY HAMARTIA GOTHIC NOVEL, SOLILOQUY , CLOSEST DRAMA 

   

Q1 what is Drama? Write a short note?

Ans.DRAMA Drama is a Greek word.Drama means action.It is script read on action and heard by audience. There is written dialogue and stage action.

There is emotions and feelings in drama. Drama highlights the need of minor problem or events present in society.

   Drama is a  play for theatre, radio and television. It is played in the presence of audience.

ELEMENTS OF DRAMA-- 1- Theme 2- plot 3- characters 4-  dialogue 5- music 6- visual elements.

Q2. Write a short note on

SOLILOQUY?

Ans.SOLILOQUY. Soliloquy is the act of speaking one's thought aloud to oneself, when there is nobody on the stage. It may be called self revelation. Soliloquy readers learn, what step the hero or actor is going to take. This soliloquy reveals to us further plan. It reveals the hidden device of villain.It helps the audience to know the plot of the play.Iago, Hamlet and Macbeth express their feelings through soliloquy.

Q3- Write a critical note on Tragedy?

Ans. TRAGEDY-A tragedy is a composition of serious and sorrowful Character. 

According to Aristotle,it arouse emotions of pity and fear to purge us these fear and similar emotions.

Tragedy is an event causing great suffering, destruction and distress. Such a serious accident, a crime or natural disaster.

A play having unhappy ending.

The downfall of hero, Tragedy is the gift of Greece and later popular in Rome. Tragedy writers are Marlow Christopher and William Shakespeare.

Tragic play.. Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth,King Lear, Julius Caesar etc.

Q4- What are the types of tragedy?

Ans. There are six types of tragedy- 1-Horror Tragedy 2- Heroic Tragedy 3-Domestic Tragedy 4-Classical Tragedy 5- Romantic Tragedy 6- New Classical Tragedy.

Q5 - Write the function of Tragedy.

Ans. FUNCTION OF TRAGEDY-The main function of Tragedy is to arise the feelings and pity among the audience. A hero suffers a downfall.The sight of his suffering effect the feelings of audience. We feel pity and fear for hero who meets his downfall.

Kinds of Tragedy.

1-ROMAN TRAGEDY-Greek Tragedy had reached in Rome almost in 364BC. But early Roman's plays were only imitation.

2- The Renaissance- in the late 15th century  start in Italy,then Rome ,then France, then Spain and at last in England in 1560.

3-ELIZABETHAN TRAGEDY.

Elizabethan tragedy is based on classical tragedy.Elizabeth believed that the tragedy is the story of a person from high rank to downfall.

Q 6--Write a short note on COMEDY.

Ans. COMEDY-A comedy is the composition of a amusing Character. It is a professional entertainment to make audience cheerful.It represents romantic or realistic story. Comedy is a happy ending play.The aim of comedy is to entertain audience with jokes, music and dance. 

It is a gift of greek.its ending with victory, marriage and get back posts. "As You Like it" "Twelfth Night". By William Shakespeare , "Every Man in his Humour"

Q7- GOTHIC NOVEL.

Ans. Gothic Novel. Gothic novel is an English genre of fiction.It was popular in 18 th and 19th century.

Gothic Novel is the novel of horror and mystery based on supernatural powers,out of human control. It creates fear, death and terror for the readers. English author Horace Walpole introduced Gothic Novel in 1764. He wrote his novel " The Castle Of Otranto"

"Ancient castle with secret rooms,"

"A passage ruled over by a sinister"

Characteristics of Gothic Novel-

1 death and destruction

2-haunted homes/ castle

3-family curses

4- Ghost action.

Q8.What is HAMARTIA?

Ans. Ans. HAMARTIA-

 Hamartia means tragic flaw. Hamartia is a personal flaw of hero, which brings his downfall and his death.Hero's weakness is known as his tragic Hamartia brings good fortune into bad one.It is personal error of hero .

 

Q9- Mention some tragedies written by William Shakespeare.

Ans. Some tragedies written by William Shakespeare are.1- OTHELLO. 2- MACBETH 3- HAMLET 4-ROMEO AND JULIET

5- KING LEAR 6- JULIUS CAESAR.

Q10. Mention some great comedies written by William Shakespeare.

Ans.1 As You Like It 2- Twelfth Night

3-Midsummer's Night 4- Much Ado About Nothing 5- All's well that Ends well. 6-The TEMPEST 7- Merchant Of Venice.

Q11- What do you understand by the Closest Drama?

Ans. CLOSET DRAMA- Closet drama is a play that is not performed on the stage.It is only read by the readers.Sometime it is read by the small group of Characters. In the early Modern period, The women writers who were unable to raise their voice in the public.They wrote such type of Closet drama to read in room or inside house.Closet dramas were written japanese and Western writers only for reading.

Hamlet - 

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The Fire On Mountain 

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The Tempest

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As You Like it 

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