2.3. Critical Perspectives

• What does the historical critical perspective consider in drama analysis?

  Social, cultural, political context
• Match the critical perspective with its focus:

  Feminist ↔️ Gender roles and power

  Marxist ↔️ Social class and economy

  Historical ↔️ Cultural and political context
• Marxism in drama analysis addresses class struggles and economic inequalities
• Critical Perspectives help uncover various interpretations that might not be immediately apparent
• The Marxist approach examines economic power struggles
• Match the literary theory with its focus:

  Formalism ↔️ Literary devices

  Historical Context ↔️ Sociopolitical environment

  Feminism ↔️ Gender roles and power

  Marxism ↔️ Class struggles
• The Marxist critical perspective examines the portrayal of women in drama

  False
• What are the three main critical perspectives used in analyzing pre-1900 drama?

  Feminist, Marxist, Historical
• The Marxist critical perspective examines social class, economic disparities, and power structures
• What do critical perspectives allow us to do in drama analysis?

  Understand themes and context
• The main critical approaches for analyzing drama are feminist, Marxist, and historical.


  True
• What does the formalism literary theory emphasize in drama analysis?

  Text structure and language
• Order the key questions to consider for each critical perspective:

  1️⃣ Feminist: How are women portrayed?

  2️⃣ Marxist: How does class impact characters?

  3️⃣ Historical: How does the play reflect its time?
• The Feminist critical perspective focuses on social class and economic disparities

  False
• What is the primary focus of the Feminist critical approach?

  Gender roles and power
• Formalism in literary theory focuses on structure, language, and motifs
• What does Formalism emphasize in literary analysis?

  Literary devices
• The Feminist critical perspective asks how a play reflects its historical context

  False
• The Marxist approach helps us understand how economic forces influence characters' actions
• Feminism in drama analysis examines whether gender norms are challenged or reinforced.


  True
• Match the literary theory with its key focus:

  Formalism ↔️ Text structure

  Historical Context ↔️ Sociopolitical environment

  Feminism ↔️ Gender roles

  Marxism ↔️ Class struggles
• Match the critical perspective with its focus:

  Feminist ↔️ Gender roles and power

  Marxist ↔️ Social class and inequality

  Historical ↔️ Historical context
• Feminism in literary theory addresses class struggles and economic inequalities

  False
• The Historical critical perspective considers the social, political, and cultural context
• The Historical perspective considers what historical events or figures are relevant