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Realism / Naturalism - Coggle Diagram
Realism / Naturalism
Naturalism
Characters
costumes, sets and props are historically accurate and very detailed,
characters in the play are shaped by their circumstances and controlled by external forces such as hereditary or their social and economic environment
characters are often working class/lower class (as opposed to the mostly middle class characters of realistic dramas)
characters are often considered victims of their own circumstance and this is why they behave in certain ways
Setting and Time
stage time equals real time – eg. three hours in the theatre equals three hours for the characters in the world of the play
as with realism, settings for naturalistic dramas are often bland and ordinary
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About Naturalism
in terms of style, naturalism is an extreme form of realism
naturalistic plays regularly explore subject matter previously considered taboo on the stage (eg. suicide, poverty, prostitution)
History of Naturalism
as a theatrical movement and performance style, naturalism was short-lived
playwrights were influenced by naturalist manifestos written by French novelist and playwright Emile Zola in the preface to Therese Raquin (1867 novel, 1873 play) and Swedish playwright August Strindberg in the preface to Miss Julie (1888)
Realism
History Of Realism
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Dramas quickly gained popularity because the everyday person in the audience could identify with the situations and characters on stage
Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (A Doll’s House, Hedda Gabler) is considered the father of modern realism in the theatre
Setting and Time
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Primary focus - lives of characters, their motives, the reactions of others
Characters
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Characters are believable, everyday types
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Story / Plot
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Primary focus - lives of characters, their motives, the reactions of others