Origins of Greek Theater
The Greek Chorus
Drama in the Golden Age
Watching a Greek Play
The Actors & Audience
100
THE SINGLE GREATEST CONTRIBUTION OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS TO WESTERN CULTURE
What is the art of drama?
100
A GROUP IN A GREEK PLAY WHO NARRATES, REFLECTS, AND ANALYZES THE PLOT
What is the chorus?
100
THE AUTHOR OF "OEDIPUS THE KING" AND MANY OTHER DRAMATIC WORKS
Who is Sophocles?
100
THIS GROUP WAS NOT ALLOWED TO ACT, AND WAS ONLY ALLOWED TO OBSERVE IN SOME CASES
Who are women?
100
OBJECT WHICH HELPED ACTORS TO CONVEY EMOTIONS ON STAGE
What is a mask?
200
THE GREEK GOD OF WINE AND FERTILITY
Who is Dionysus?
200
THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE ACTOR
Who is Thespis? DAILY DOUBLE
200
THE PURPOSE PLAYS SERVED BEYOND ACTING AS ENTERTAINMENT.
What is public education?
200
AN ALL DAY FESTIVAL CONSISTING OF THREE PLAYS
What is a trilogy?
200
WHEN A PLAY USES CREATIVE METHODS TO PORTRAY AN ACTION THAT CANNOT BE COMPLETED ON STAGE (IMITATING REALITY)
What are visual effects? DAILY DOUBLE What are 2 visual effects you saw your classmates use during their presentation of "Oedipus the King"?
300
THE TWO FORMS OF DRAMA
What are comedy and tragedy?
300
ANOTHER NAME BY WHICH PRESENT DAY ACTORS ARE KNOWN
What are thespians?
300
THE THEME OR MESSAGE OF OEDIPUS THE KING AND WHY.
Judged by Ms. Evans. Power of the truth. Danger of violence. Etc.
300
PRIMARY MATERIAL FROM WHICH MOST ANCIENT GREEK THEATERS WERE BUILT
What is wood?
300
THE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE THROWN NUTS DURING A (BORING) GREEK DRAMA
Who are the actors?
400
MEMBERS OF THE CULT OF DIONYSUS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY AT THESE, WHICH FEATURED DANCING, SPEECHES, AND SOMETIMES DRAMA
What are festivals?
400
THE NAMES AND OCCUPATIONS OF OEDIPUS'S ADOPTIVE PARENTS.
Who are Polybus and Merope, the King and Queen of Corinth?
400
THE FIRST PERSON WHO ATTEMPTED TO TELL OEDIPUS ABOUT THE PROPHECY
Who is Teiresias?
400
A MAJOR STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CURRENT THEATERS AND ANCIENT GREEK THEATERS.
What is a roof? (Or what is the shape?)
400
PLAYS WERE CONSIDERED TOO ___________ FOR FEMALES.
What is harsh/bawdy/indelicate/inappropriate?
500
A GREEK WORD MEANING "TO ACT OR TO DO"
What is drama?
500
THE NUMBER OF ACTORS THAT USUALLY PLAYED ALL THE ROLES IN A GREEK PLAY
What is two or three?
500
THE IRONY IN OEDIPUS IS _________________.
What is...the fact that Oedipus is searching for a killer who is in fact himself.
500
ACTIONS PERFORMED BY A DISPLEASED GREEK AUDIENCE (list at least 3)
What are hissing booing shouting clapping kicking benches eating loudly complaining about seats/play/portrayal of a character
500
OBJECTS USED WITHIN A PLAY
What are props?
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