4TH QTR: Ancient Theater Flashcards
What is Greek Theater?
It began in Ancient Greece and focuses on festivals honoring Gods.
It is the place where festivals & competitions are placed in Ancient Greece
Athens
Who are the Tragedy playwrights?
Euripedes
Sophocles
Aeschylus
This tragedy playwright said, “Experience travel - these are as education themselves.”
Euripedes
This tragedy playwright said, “Always desire to learn something useful.”
Sophocles
This tragedy playwright said, “Memory is the mother of all wisdom.”
Aeschylus
What are the root words of Tragedy and their meaning?
“Tragos” means goat and “ode” means song.
What does Tragos and Ode refer?
It refers to the goats sacrificed to Dionysus.
It is the most admired type of play and it contains unhappy ending and downfall of the main character.
Tragedy
This person is the first actor and introduced the use of masks. He is also referred to as the “Father of Tragedy.”
Thespis
This kind of play is derived from imitation.
Comedy Plays
This person wrote the most of comedy plays and wrote LYSISTRATA
Aristophanes
It is a surviving play that’s humorous about a tale of a strong woman who led a female coalition to end war in Greece.
LYSISTRATA
This person wrote “Cyclops” which is an adventurous comedy.
Euripedes
This kind of play has comic elements. It is usually short and lighthearted
Satyr Play
What are the different parts of Greek Theatre?
Theatron
Ochestra
Skene
Parodos
It is where the audience sit in Greek Theatre
Theatron
It is where the actors perform in Greek Theater
Ochestra
It is the backstage or the backdrop in Greek Theatre
Skene
It is the entrance and exit in Greek Theater
Parodos
This occurred in 3rd Century BC., has varied and interesting art forms, has intense and energizing effect on Latin literature, and the time where females were accepted as actresses in Theater.
Roman Theater
They have first experienced theater.
Etruscan Actors
Who did Roman drama began with?
Livius Andronicus
They travel from one place to another and were viewed as dangerous and pagan.
Minstrels
What is one of the theaters that the Churches in Medieval time produced?
“Mytere d’ Adam” or “The mystery of Adam”
What is “The mystery of Adam” all about?
Adam and Eve ends with the devil capturing them and bringing them to hell.
In this theater, they developed Morality plays.
Renaissance Theater
What are examples of Public Theater?
Commedia dell’arte and the elaborate Knight masque
Since Queen Elizabeth I is very fond of theatres, what did she create?
Elizabethan stage