MAPH Q4 W2 - Western Classical Plays and Operas

Question 1

Could be traced back to the Classical period, Renaissance period, and the Romantic Era.

Answer 1

Theatrical forms

Question 2

*Represents the theatrical form of the classical period

*Produced in Athens as early in the 5th century BC.

*Tragedies are based on their myths and ancient heroes.

*Themes are focused on moral issues, especially on the danger of arrogance, or hubris in Greek.

*Comedies are their way to comment and criticize their government and politician. Artists freely criticize government and politicians with jokes and puns.

Answer 2

Greek theater

Question 3

*Best represents the Renaissance period

*It is based on the plays written by the great English playwright and poet, William Shakespeare.

•He is considered as the greatest playwright in the history of English Literature. Shakespeare’s stories are about men and women with strong and weak qualities.

•Tragic Plays that remain famous today. Some of these are
Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth.

Answer 3

Shakespearean theater

Question 4

*Could well represent the Romantic Era.

*was another popular theatrical form during the Romantic Period. In this theatrical form, musicians and singers stage a dramatic performance that combine a libretto or the text and a musical score. The acting was accompanied by a small musical ensemble or an orchestra.

Answer 4

Opera

Question 5

A famous Greek tragedy written by Sophocles. It was about the life of a man called Oedipus, who at birth was prophesied by an oracle that he would unintentionally kill his father and marry his mother.

Answer 5

Plot

Question 6

The actors wore colorful costumes and masks

Answer 6

Costumes

Question 7

Danced and sang as part of the play

Answer 7

Chorus

Question 8

Famous writers of tragedies:

Answer 8

Aeschylus
Sophocles
Euripides