History Of Theater Flashcards
Greek God of wine and fertility
Dinoysus
Group of chanters that dance around altar
Greek chorus
First actor as performed dialogue to chorus
Thespis
Name of actors during time of Thespis
Thespian
Ritualistic chant by goat singers
Tragos
Plays with tragic and comedy elements
Tragicomedies
Circled area in middle of theater where chorus would dance
Orchestra
Small hut where actors changed mask and costume
Skene
Crane hoist device that made actors look like flying
Machina
“God From Machine”
Deus Ex Machina
3 plays related in theme
Trilogy
Plays where actors read out rather than act out
Closet dramas
Added the third actor, introduced dramatic action “one of the greatest playwrights of all time”
Sophocles
Written in dramatic form producing dramatic presentations
Book of job
Writer of warrior plays, introduced second actor, reduced chorus to 12
Aeschylus
Chief writer of Old Comedy, gave way to sentimental comedy based on love story
Aristophanes
Roman comedy writer that stood out when country had no theaters
Plautus
Playwright that emphasized human relationships in plays, master of patrons, humans sorrow, and depression
Euripides
Tragedy of Oedipus’s daughter and 2 brothers
Antigone
Story of man in search of truth, known as most powerful play of dramatic irony
Oepidus Tyrannus
Greek trilogy telling story of Agamemnon children
Orestia
Writer influenced by new comedy, created comedies that seemed gentle compare to Aristophanes
Menander
Kept drama alive after fall of Roman Empire using dancing, singing, juggling, acrobatics and marionette shows
Wandering players and minstrels
