define theatrical productions through generic criticism

  Prompt: In Chapter 7 of Theatrical Worlds, the author¿s purpose is to give you the tools to help you defin" rel="nofollow">ine theatrical productions through generic criticism. The two approaches presented to you are to defin" rel="nofollow">ine a production by (1) the content of the production¿s script and (2) by bein" rel="nofollow">ing identified with a specific aesthetic or cultural movement. While theatrical productions can hardly be defin" rel="nofollow">ined as one genre (or ¿kin" rel="nofollow">ind¿), your author begin" rel="nofollow">ins with Aristotle¿s classical defin" rel="nofollow">initions of tragedy and comedy found in" rel="nofollow">in his work, Poetics.   1. 1. How does the content of the play Oedipus the Kin" rel="nofollow">ing by Sophocles (summarized on pages 42-45 of our textbook) meet Aristotle¿s defin" rel="nofollow">inition of tragedy? How does the play written by Sophocles reflect the aesthetic or culture in" rel="nofollow">in which it was written? 2. After viewin" rel="nofollow">ing the videos below answer the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions:   a. How do you see the Guthrie Theatre¿s production of A Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni exhibitin" rel="nofollow">ing the features of commedia dell¿arte as described by your text and the National Theatre¿s workshop? (The full script can be found at http://www.gutenberg.ca/ebooks/goldonident-twomasters/goldonident-twomasters-00-h.html)   b. Compare the productions of Tartuffe by Moliere (Jean-Baptise Poquelin" rel="nofollow">in) and identify the types of comedy used each. How do the production concepts (actin" rel="nofollow">ing, directin" rel="nofollow">ing, set & costume designs) of each support the type of comedy that you have identified? Be specific. (The full script can be found at http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2027/pg2027.html)   3. Identify 2 different types of comedy used today (theatre, TV, movies). Be specific with your examples and explain" rel="nofollow">in why you have identified them each as such. National Theatre "The World of Commedia dell'Arte" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_0TAXWt8hY Guthrie Theater "The Servant of Two Masters (Part 1)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UTX7ZsyKJk Guthrie Theater "The Servant of Two Masters (Part 2)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foVr0FaorbI University of Rhode Island "Tartuffe" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8kzu2C4l5Q Dell Arte Blue Lake "Tartuffe Trailer" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZLbgdIuaJM South Coast Repertory "Excerpts from the theatre classic 'Tartuffe' by Moliere" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZOlKB7X48k Westport Country Playhouse presents 'Moliere's Tartuffe' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2NvMVqHhRA