Types of Drama
The two most popular types of Greek drama
What is comedy and tragedy?
The first actor
Who is Thepis?
This group of men often represented the townspeople and commented on the action of characters in a Greek play.
What is the Chorus?
The viewing place or audience area in a Greek theatre.
What is the theatron?
These were short plays performed between the acts or tragedies. They made fun of the plight of the tragedy's characters.
What is a satyr play?
The first playwright and founder of Greek drama.
Who is Aeschylus?
This is one reason why actors wore masks.
What is: -Visibility and characterization - Sound assistance - Lack of actors?
The passageways where chorus and audience made their entrances and exits.
What is the parados?
This type of comedy made fun of political figures.
What is old comedy?
He added the third actor and was known for his superb plot construction.
Who is Sophocles?
This is one purpose for the Chorus.
What is -Gave background info -Commented on the action -Interacted with the characters -Described offstage action -Ideal spectator -Provide spectacle ?
The name of the structure or building that actors would use to enter and exit.
What is the skene?
This type drama dealt with love, loss, pride, the abuse of power and the fraught relationships between men and gods.
What is tragedy?
He was the most "modern" of the three Greek playwrights.
Who is Euripides?
The god of wine, revelry, and fertility.
Who is Dionysus?
This was the guy was the leader of the Chorus.
What is the Choragos?
The name of the primary performance area for the actors.
What is the paraskene?
The opening scene of a Greek tragedy that sets the action and provides background information.
What is the prologos or prologue?
This guy is credited with developing the dithyrammb into a formalized narrative sung by the chorus.
Who is Arion?
This character explains the violence that has happened offstage.
What is the messenger?
The name of the circular space between the audience and the stage where the Chorus sang and danced.
What is the orchestra?