Quiz 1 Flashcards
When were most Ancient Greek plays staged?
During 5th C BC
What Ancient Greek wars were happening during 5th C BC?
Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.
When do the stories of the Greek plays take place, and what war was happening?
During the Trojan War in 12th-13th C BC.
What came before theater as a performance art in Athens?
Religious ceremonies.
What is a dithyramb?
Lengthy hymn, sung and danced by a group of 50 men. Chorus based on this.
What did Arion do?
He made the dithyramb more dramatic by having both spoken and singing parts to it.
What’s the City Dionysia?
It was a festival that honored the god Dionysus in Athens towards the end of March and lasted several days. Plays would be performed.
What was the size of a Greek cast?
It would have usually a max of three actors, and then a chorus.
What are Aristotle’s six elements?
Plot, characters, thought or theme, language, music, and spectacle.
What is catharsis?
Purging of senses; emotional draining. Traumatic but cleansing.
What is hamartia?
It is a character’s tragic flaw.
Who was Thespis?
He made the dithyramb more of a tragedy. He was also the first actor.
What is the Greek word for actor?
Hypocrite
What were the three main parts of the Ancient Greek theater?
Theatron, orchestra, and skene.
What was the parados in a Greek play?
It was when the chorus entered.
What was kommos is an Ancient Greek play?
It was when the actors and chorus would have lyrical lamentations and beat their heads to show grief.
