Arts - Western Classical Plays/Opera Flashcards

1
Q

Theater began from __, __, and __.

A

myth, ritual, and ceremony

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2
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place of seeing

A

theater

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3
Q

dionysus in roman

A

bacchus

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4
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the god of wine and fertility

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dionysus

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5
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religious festival made to honor dionysus

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the cult of dionysus

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6
Q

athenians

A

intellectual

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7
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spartans

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physical

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8
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three well-known greek tragedy playwrights (SophEuLus)

A

sophocless, euripides, aeschylus

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9
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theater of ancient Greece three type of drama (TraCoSa)

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tragedy, comedy, satyr

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10
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satyr

A

half goat, half man

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11
Q

compound greek words of tragedy

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tragos = goat ; ode = song

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12
Q

most admired type of play in greece

A

tragedy

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13
Q

the first actor and introduced the use of masks

A

thespis

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14
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thespis was called

A

father of tragedy

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15
Q

comedy plays were derived from

A

imitation

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16
Q

wrote most of the comedy plays

A

aristophanes

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17
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comedy play about a humorous tale of a strong woman who led a female coalition to end war in greece survived

A

lysistrata

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18
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adventured comedy by euripides

A

cyclops

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19
Q

theater buildings

A

theatron

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20
Q

viewing place on the slope of a hill

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theatron

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21
Q

a large circular or rectangular area at the center part of the theater

A

orchestra

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22
Q

the stage

A

skene

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23
Q

side entrance

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parodos

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24
Q

the greek theater

A

epidauros

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25
Q

women are not allowed to perform

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ancient greek theater

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26
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women are allowed to perform

A

roman theater

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27
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historical spread of ancient greek culture

A

hellenization

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28
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the first experienced theater actor according to roman historian livy

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etruscan actors in the 4th century BC

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29
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roman drama began in 240 BC with the plays of

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Livius Andronicus

30
Q

roman drama remained popular throughout late ____

A

antiquity

31
Q

102 out of 176 ______ were dedicated to theater

A

ludi publici

32
Q

one of the first permanent non-wooden theaters in rome

A

triumvir pompey

33
Q

triumvir pompey’s structure was somewhat similar to _____

A

theatron of athens

34
Q

usual themes for roman theater plays

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chariot races, gladiators, and public executions

35
Q

roman loved a _________

A

good spectacle

36
Q

biblical themes

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medieval theater

37
Q

people who performed in markets, public places, and festivals

A

minstrels

38
Q

minstrels were viewed as _________

A

dangerous and pagan

39
Q

return of classical greek and roman arts and culture

A

renaissance theater

40
Q

italian comedy and humorous theatrical presentation performed by professional players who travelled in troupes

A

commedia dell’arte

41
Q

england’s national poet

A

william shakespeare

42
Q

bard of avon

A

william shakespeare

43
Q

authors of gorboduc

A

thomas norton and thomas sackville

44
Q

gorboduc also known as

A

ferrex and porrex

45
Q

gorboduc was played by the

A

gentlemen of inner temple

46
Q

a formalized form of dance which is originated from the italian renaissance courts

A

ballet

47
Q

the first formal court ballet ever recognized

A

ballet des polonais

48
Q

are of a theater that surrounds the stage opening

A

proscenium

49
Q

comedy of profession

A

commedia dell’arte

50
Q

god from the machine

A

deus ex machina

51
Q

period marked by the use of technology in current broadways or commercial plays

A

baroque theater

52
Q

orpheus

A

claudio monteverdi

53
Q

never simple and elaborated period of theatrical plays

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neoclassical theater

54
Q

main concept of the neoclassical theater plays

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to entertain and to teach lessons

55
Q

right and proper audience behavior

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decorum

56
Q

father of french tragedy

A

pierre cornielle

57
Q

the cid

A

pierre cornielle

58
Q

also known as moliere

A

jean-baptiste porquelin

59
Q

tartuffe

A

moliere

60
Q

the missanthrope

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moliere

61
Q

a tragedian beloved for his simple approach to action and linguistic rythms

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jean racine

62
Q

andromache

A

jean racine

63
Q

phaedra

A

jean racine

64
Q

the first spotlight was called

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limelight

65
Q

melodrama and opera become the most popular theatrical forms

A

romantic theater

66
Q

melodrame

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melodrama

67
Q

melos

A

music

68
Q

drame (dran)

A

perform

69
Q

considered one of the greatest and best known french writers

A

victor marie hugo

70
Q

les miserables

A

victor marie hugo

71
Q

carmen is the most popular among his works

A

georges bizet