Intro to Greek Tragedy Review

An exaggerated self pride or self-confidence, which often results in fatal retribution is

Who attended the Greek tragedies?

In Greek tragedies violence...

The audience is familiar with the plots; the audience knew more than the characters. This is

The masks, which have become symbolic of theatre, were mainly used to

How many competitions did Sophocles win?

The function of the chorus was to

How did the playwright establish the identity of the characters, place, time, and situation?

Most patrons already knew the story because of the way myths were passed orally.

What was used to signal to the audience that the play was beginning?

Audience reaction determined the winners of the Greek tragedy competition.

To increase dramatic intensity, the plays observed three unities described by Aristotle:

An error in perception to accurately foresee the consequences of his decisions or actions is

Who wrote The Three Theban Plays?

The Three Theban Plays are all the titles listed below EXCEPT

Greek tragedies took place during

The most practical use of the mask was that

Greek tragedies were classified as

Audiences were known to be all of the following EXCEPT...

Myths had the authority of history in an age that made kept no records.

Patrons brought cushions to sit on and food for snacks during intermission or boring plays.

All of the action was limited to a single setting. This is called

Characteristics of the chorus contain all of the following EXCEPT...

Who was the first actor?

A feeling purged or drained of its emotions is called

Performance logistics of Greek tragedies include mostly...

The word chorus in Greek means

The playwright did not make much money but the producer of the tragedies did.

All the action of the play took place within 24 hours, and in continuous time. This is called

The Three Theban Plays are considered a trilogy.