Ancient Greek Theatre
Greek God of wine, fertility, ecstasy, and parties.
Who is Dionysus?
The school led by Plato where Aristotle studied.
What is the Academy?
The place where Shakespeare was born.
What is Stratford-Upon-Avon?
Shakespeare's primary poetic format, used in conjunction with prose and other poetic structures.
What is iambic pentameter?
All completely remaining comedies from 5th century BCE were written by this playwright, whose most well-known work is The Lysistrata.
Who is Aristophanes?
Songs or hymns ritualistically performed by large groups praising Dionysus.
What is a Dithyramb?
Who is Alexander the Great?
The first play Shakespeare wrote.
What is Henry VI?
A line of iambic pentameter with an extra syllable, creating an unstressed ending with an eleventh beat.
What is a 'feminine' line?
These very large costume props were a staple in the Ancient Greek Satyr plays.
Prosthetic Phalluses
Credited as the first actor, he broke out of the singing conventions of a Dithyramb and began acting out the story while others would sing.
Who is Thespis?
A guideline for criticism of previous works also used as a handbook for future writers and spectators.
What is The Poetics?
The name of the acting group Shakespeare was a part of before receiving King James I's patronage in 1603.
A type of metre in which a base line consists of four feet
What is Tetrameter?
A giant crane used to fly people in Ancient Greece.
What is the Deus Ex Machina?
Dictatorial ruler of Athens who established the Dionysian festivals to build up Athens as a cultural power hub.
Who is Peisistratus?
A sudden change in circumstances, also called a reversal.
What is a peripeteia?
For this reason, performing spaces closed for long periods of time leading Shakespeare to write poetry out of financial necessity.
What is plague?
A line of iambic pentameter with one extra iambic foot creating a total of twelve beats.
What is an Alexandrine line?
The number of independently written plays by William Shakespeare.
What is 36?
The Greek word for the house of the theatre - translates to 'seeing place' or 'place for seeing'
What is theatron?
Name and define the three unities of plot according to the Poetics.
- Unity of Time - The events of the play must occur within roughly 24 hours
- Unity of Place - All action seen on stage happens in a singular location
- Unity of Action - The play is composed of one clear storyline
Watching this play produced by the Queen's Men in 1587 sparked Shakespeare's drive to write for the stage.
What is the Seven Deadly Sinnes?
A type of poetic feet containing a Stressed syllable followed by an Unstressed syllable.
What is a Trochaic foot?
This person was an expert of comedic acting, often playing clown like characters in roles written specifically for him by Shakespeare.
Who is William Kemp?