What are the major tenets of the Stanislavski system? What ...

[dakota nelson]

What are the major tenets of the Stanislavski system?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

If the action of a play is serious but ends happily and the focus is more on what happens than how it happens, the play is probably classified as a
 
  a. tragedy.
  b. comedy.
  c. farce.
  d. melodrama.

[Sammyo]

Answer to Question 1

 Given circumstancesThe physical and emotional conditions in the play that determine a character's behavior
 Imagination and the magic ifThe ability of the actor to act as if the fictional given circumstances were true
 Objective or taskWhat the character wants at any moment on the stage
 Psychophysical actionWhat the character does to achieve the objective or task
 AdaptationThe adjustment of the character's behavior as circumstances change
 Units and beatsDivisions of the script, with each unit or beat representing a single objective or task
 Concentration of attentionThe focus of the actor's attention exclusively on the reality on stage
 Emotional or affective memoryDrawing on the actor's personal experiences to evoke emotion (which Stanislavski later abandoned)
 CommunionThe deep communication that takes place between actors on stage
 Physicalizing the characterWhat the actor does to give physical lifebody, voice, mannerismto the character on stage

Answer to Question 2

d. melodrama.