Chapter: 2 Greek Theatre Flashcards
was long hymn, sung and danced by a group of fifty men.
Dithyramb
- credited with transforming the dithyramb into tragedy by stepping out of the dithyrambic chorus and becoming and actor.
Thespis
three tragedies and one saytr play by a single playwright.
Tetralogy
an appointed government official, chose the plays 11 months before the festival.
Archon
the equivalent of a modern day producer.
Choregus
- first to develop drama into a form separate from singing an dancing, or storytelling.
- The founder of Greek drama and therefore of all western civilization.
- Also added a second actor, really allowed for true dialogue.
- Reduced the size of the chorus.
- Developed new forms of stage scenery, painted scenery and elaborate costumes.
Aeschylus
- noted for his superb plot construction.
- Exploration of character and a focus on the individual.
- Poetry alos involved
- Credited with introducing a third actor to Greek tragedy.
- Told stories as single dramas instead of extending them into the traditional trilogy of three connected plays, this change added more action to the plot.
Sophocles
- Sympathetic portrayal of women, the greater realism of his plays, his mixture of tragedy with melodrama and comedy, and his skeptical treatment of the gods and heroes.
- “modernism”
- Portrayal of the gods as human and fallible, a treatment that was said to undermine the traditional moral order.
Euripides
Aristotle 6 elements
- Plot- the arrangement of dramatic incidents.
- Characters- the people represented in the play.
- Thought or theme- the ideas explored.
- Language- the dialogue and poetry.
- Music
- Spectacle- scenery and other visual elements.
the opening scene.
Prologus
the chorus enters.
Parodos
a scene in which two or more characters confront each other and the plot starts to develop.
Episode
performed by the chorus.
Choral Ode
the final scene.
Exodus
s a serious play with a theme of universal importance, which is centered on a leading character of noble standing, with an innate human flaw, who must undergo reversals in fortune and eventual downfall to resolve the play’s conflict.
tragedy
most common instrument used .
Aulos
- Pokes fun at society, politics, and culture.
* Does not follow the conventions of climatic structure.
old comedy
as the writer of old comedy who’s 9 plays still survive.
aristophpnahes
a scene featuring a debate between the two opposing forces in the play.
agaon
a scene in which the chorus directly addresses the audience, making fun of spectators, specific audience members, or satirizing other subjects.
parabis
semicircular, tired area, where the audience sat.
Theatron
was a flat area approximately 66 feet in diameter where the chorus and actors performed.
Orchestra
- was a rectangular building locate behind the orchestra. Background for the plays.
skene
seperated the orchestra and the scene.
Parados
