Question

Match the 19th Century acting style to the description

1.) Noble, formal, and dignified, this declamatory style was suited to tragedy.

2.) The actor developed idiosyncratic habits, gestures and movements that became his trademark. Peculiar, novel, or just plain weird, the audience anticipated these trademark habits in every role.

3.) This style of acting was less exaggerated and more intimate, but highly stylized and intended to elicit pity, gentle smiles, and sweet emotion. The style was suited to the moralizing drama of the Well Made Play.

4.)This style of acting was considered avant garde and was perfected by Stanislavsky to serve the plays of Anton Chekhov.

Options:

A. Eccentric

B. Realistic

C. Sentimental

D. Histrionic

Answer 1

1. Sentimental

This style of acting was aimed at producing tears. It displayed noble sentiments and the nature of the characters was very virtuous.

2. Eccentric

This style of acting is characterized by unusual gestures and movements that distinguish these actors from other actors.

3. Histrionic

This style of acting is intimate and emotional with down-scale melodrama.

4. Realistic

This style of acting is natural and real without unnecessary expressions and movements.