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when did Greek theater occur?
5th century BC
what are the three main portions of the Greek theater?
skene, orchestra, theatron
what does tragedy mean?
goat song
What did Sophocles write?
antigone (tragedy)
king of the underworld, brother of zeus and poseidon
hades
Greece has thousands of...
inhibited islands and dramatic mountain ranges
what is the portion of stage where actors performed
skene
n amphitheater, the chorus uses...
masks
What did Euripides write?
medea (tragedy)
king of sea, zeus and hades' brother
poseidon
_________ was founded in Greece
democracy
democracy
what is where chorus sang to the audience
orchestra
what were the 4 reasons the masks were used?
visibility, acoustic assistance, few actors many roles, characterization
what did aristophanes write?
the clouds (comedy)
God of war
ares
a _________ society was in greece
patriarchal
what is the seating for audience
theatron
what are the 3 types of masks
hero/king, comedy/servant/herald, tragedy/weeping chorus
the Greeks were ___________
polytheistic
God of the sun, music
apollo
who were philosophers in Greece
socrates, Plato, Aristotle
who were greek plays held for
Dionysus
What did Aeschylus write?
seven against thebes (tragedy)
King of the gods, god of sky
zeus
Messenger of the gods
hermes