Bonus!
What does Hubris mean?
Exaggerated pride or self-confidence
Who started a new concept for Greek theatre where performers can interact with its chorus?
Thespis
Who is the father of tragedies?
Aeschylus.
How large were the crowds the audiences?
around 15,000 people
What was the main acting area called?
The Orchestra
What are Satyrs?
Half-men, half-goat creatures that is a genre of Greek theatre.
Who's the fathers of Greek theatre?
Thespis & Aeschylus
Who is the master of comedy?
Aristophanes.
Who mainly attended these Greek theatre performances?
Male citizens. (Especially in Athens)
What was the seating area called and what was the meaning of the name?
Theatron, meaning "a place for seeing."
When was the play "The Women of Troy" taken place?
After the fall of Troy/after the trojan war.
Who wrote the poetic and when was it written?
Aristotle in 335 BCE
Who was The Oresteia trilogy written about?
Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Eumenides.
Specific tragedies written made audiences cry and pity for the characters in them. What were these specifc tragedies mainly about?
Family, fate, war, and the gods.
What was the Skane used for?
For changing costumes and as part of the scenery.
In the lyrics non-stop (from the Hamilton Musical), Alexander Hamilton mentions a greek philosopher, who was it?
Socrates.
The two main festivals that included celebrating comedies and who were they held for?
Why was Euripides a famous Greek playwright?
Famous for his psychological depth and realistic characters in his writing.
Why was Greek theatre so important to society?
It was more than just entertainment. It was connected to religion, festivals, politics, and society. It connected everyone together to form a community.
Why were large masks so important for an actor to use during performances?
Showed different emotions or characters. It helped the audience recognize whether a character was happy, sad, angry, old, or young.
Name 5 Greek mythology creatures.
Sirens, Cyclops, Scylla, Lernaean Hydra, Cerberus, Laestrygonians, Chimeras, Minotaur, Charybdis, Centaurs.
How were the Greek tragedies structured and what were the three elements that became the base for these tragedies?
Structure: Prologue - Parados - Episodes - Stasimon - Exodos
Elements: Recognition (Anagnorisis) - Reversal (Peripeteia) - Suffering (Pathos)
Name the six plays each famous playwright had in their description (in the presentation)!
Euripides - Medea, The Trojan Women
Aristophanes - Lysistrata, The Frogs
Aeschylus - The Oresteia, The Persians
How were actors able to be heard in such a large stadium?
The theatres were designed with good acoustics. The shape and steep seating helped carry the actors' voices, and actors were trained to speak loudly.
What did the audience do instead of clapping to show appreciation?
They stomped their feet on the stone seats.