Introduction to Greek Theatre

What is the Greek Theater called?

Where did theatre begin?

Who was the first playwright? He step out of the chorus & onto the thymele and played a god.

The chorus provides ____________ and ______________.

Sophocles, who wrote Oedipus, historians rank him as great as..........

Who wrote Medea?

What had 3 doors, was the shape of a rectangle and provided backdrops as well as a changing area for the actors?

Most "modern" of the 3 great tragic playwrights. Plays had sympathetic portrayal of women. Wrote Medea.

Every citizen could have a say in the government.

The Olympics were first held in .....

Interesting or pleasing vocabulary is called the ------

Which one is NOT true about the role of women in Ancient Greece?

What part of the amphitheater did they sacrifice animals and burn offerings to the god(s)?

Who wrote Lysistrata? The comic playwright!

Ancient Greeks believed in a _________ religion.

Aristotle says this enhances or creates the mood

Who is this Greek philosopher? He believed in questioning all.

"Kratos" means...

The chorus always started off with a song (Greek Hymn) in honor of Dionysus. What was this called?

Who wrote Oedipus & is to Greek Tragedy what Shakespeare is to the Elizabethan Tragedy?

How many actors were used in Greek tragedies?

Father of Greek drama. Founder of spectacle. + 2nd actor. Wrote Oresteia. Won 13 contest. 7 out of 80 plays survive.

How the story unfolds is known as the ....

Ancient Greeks were religious.

Who is this Greek philosopher? He gave us - The Poetics.

Where did the audience sit? The term used for this location. The "seeing place."

When did the Festival of Dionysus occur?

Comic playwright. Wrote The Frogs. Plays had rude & crude humor that reflected social & political climate. Satire.

Where was Athens located?

How many people did the theater hold?

Ancient Greek plays began and ended with what?

Aristotle's spectacle deals with all technical elements used to tell the story.

What was the name of the platform that was a rolling mechanism presenting bodies and tableaus?

Athens incorporated the 1st ____________________.

An overarching idea in a story is called the ----------

Who is considered the first actor?

What was the name of the crane device in which gods were flown in called - "god from a machine."

Greek comedies had how many actors?

Ancient Greeks were driven by the .......

Introduced the third actor

Who is this Greek philosopher? He is known for starting the Academy and student of Sophocles.

"Demos" means.....

What is the circular dancing place for the chorus called?

Violence was allowed on stage during a Greek tragedy.

Who wrote The Oresteia Triology?

Name the two broad aisles that the chorus entered/exited from?

Who was Dionysus?

According to Aristotle's 6 elements of drama, all characters must have a tragic flaw.

What is a trilogy?

1 of the 3 Greek Tragedians. Wrote Oedipus. Known for superior plot construction. Introduced 3rd actor. Won 18 contest.