roman theater Flashcards
when were the etruscan rulers expelled form rome
509 BC
how many festivals did rome hold a year
175
what was the earliest record of roman theater
iudi romani
iudi romani means
ROMAN FESTIVALS OR ROMAN GAMES
what did iudi romani honor
jupiter
when was iudi romani held
late summer or september
what did iudi romani include
acrobatics, gladiators, jugglers, athletics, chariot races, boxing, drama
who did the romans borrow from
greek drama
many roman tragedies were rehashings of greek playwrights
true
how many acts were roman trageedies divided into
5 along with a choral ode
what is a choral ode
song between each act
unlike the greeks, the romans didnt depict violence
false
what is a soliloquy
a speech a character gives where he speaks aloud and reveals inner thoughts to the audience
speaking directly to the audience usually commenting on some other character or action of the play
aside
which roman playwright has the only surviving roman works
Seneca
what was the difference between greek and roman comedies
roman comedies were not divided into acts and scenes and didnt use a chorus
what was the typical comedy setting?
roman street marketplace
what were typical plots of comedy
domestic affairs
name two comic playwrights
plautus and terrence
who was more popular plautus or terrence
plautus
plautus focused on
songs and slapsticks
plautus had roman … in his plays based on greek comedies
allusion
terence focused on …
complex plots and developed charactersand eloquent language
what are short unscipted plays with stock characters
farce
farce was the foundation of the medieval …
commerdia dell arte
what was an unspoken story telling using dance and music
pantomime
pantomime made fun of
christains
whats the difference between greek and roman amphitheaters
roman was free standing
the Colosseum had a oval shape
false
the circus maximus had an oval shape
true
what are histriones
roman acotrs
what was exaggerated movement
actors specialize in one type of drama over another
audiences often demanded … or repeats of famous speeches
encores
in encores there were attempts to achieve realism and plays were accompanied by music
false
