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What is an old style play where the audience cheers or boo's?
The answer is Melodrama.
What are the keywords for melodrama?
Stock character-stereo typical characters you would expect to see in a play such as: hero,heroine,villain,sidekick etc.Melodrama-Over the top dramahope this helped(Raisa Hossain).
How does aged parents in melodrama act?
The aged parent is old, weak and deaf. He depends on his daughter (the heroine) to look after him and in a play, is usually blackmailed by the villain. He is reliant on the hero for money. And of course, he carries a walking stick.
What is on old style play where the audience cheers or boos?
A Melodrama
Why is a melodrama called melodrama?
In the min-19th Century, theater had house orchestras which would play background music during the play, a forerunner of the film soundtrack. Stealing an idea from opera, the musicians would play a theme for each of the main characters: heroic music for the hero, romantic music for the love-interest, and music in a minor key for the villain, leaving no room for interpretation for the audience, and lacking subtlety in the plot or characterization.
What is the role of the heroine in melodrama?
Melodrama is a type of play. This type of play normally has the same characters every time. eg Hero Heroine Villain Side Kick Servant Elderly Parent. The Hero always defeats the Villain and rescues the Heroine. The Side Kick is normally silly and gets lots of things wrong!
Where in the world was melodrama performed?
in the 18th century i think
In Melodrama the ending is usually a happy on in which the bad are punished and the good are rewarded?
Because they re use the same stock characters and they all have a general part which they play, so melodrama usually ends with the hero defeating the villain which is a happy ending.
What is an old style play where the audience cheers or boo's?
The answer is Melodrama.
Why do actors need to take melodrama seriously?
because melodrama is a serious play.
What are the keywords for melodrama?
Stock character-stereo typical characters you would expect to see in a play such as: hero,heroine,villain,sidekick etc.Melodrama-Over the top dramahope this helped(Raisa Hossain).
How does aged parents in melodrama act?
The aged parent is old, weak and deaf. He depends on his daughter (the heroine) to look after him and in a play, is usually blackmailed by the villain. He is reliant on the hero for money. And of course, he carries a walking stick.
What is on old style play where the audience cheers or boos?
A Melodrama
Why is a melodrama called melodrama?
In the min-19th Century, theater had house orchestras which would play background music during the play, a forerunner of the film soundtrack. Stealing an idea from opera, the musicians would play a theme for each of the main characters: heroic music for the hero, romantic music for the love-interest, and music in a minor key for the villain, leaving no room for interpretation for the audience, and lacking subtlety in the plot or characterization.
What did the hero do in Victorian melodrama?
This character is important in Melodrama because he is the one who saves the heroine from a dangerous situation at the end of the play. He is the one who ensures the play ends happily every after for the good characters.
Who created melodrama?
Nelson Finklehorn who was a famous french play writer,
Why was melodrama invented?
Melodrama was invented because many people at the time were illiterate. The big gestures and little talking involved in melodrama meant they were able to understand the play and have fun without getting confused. Hope this helps :)
