Greek Theatre
Roman Theatre
Medieval Theatre
Elizabethan Theatre
Vocab
100

Known as a FESTIVAL where playwrights would submit a TETRALOGY

CITY DIONYSIA

100

This playwright was known for no mixing of genres, his 5 act structure, Entertain=Extract, and Decorum

HORACE

100

This place is what the entire form of Medieval Theatre revolved around

CATHOLIC CHURCH

100

This form of Drama was only performed at universities, influenced by greek/roman plays

SCHOOL DRAMA

100

This word was used to describe bringing dead people out onto a wagon

EKKYKLEMA

200

The seats in the front of the THEATRON where important people would sit.

PROEDRA

200

These openings in the audience were used as Entrances and Exits

VOMITORIA

200

This form of drama was performed in Latin, contained Tropes, and Catholic Mass.

LITURGICAL DRAMA

200

This playwright was a university wit who invented Blank Verse as well as the mighty line, “Iambic Pentameter”

Christopher (Kit) Marlowe

200

An Easter Trope meaning “Whom do you seek?”

QUEM QUAERITIS

300

This playwright was known for, “Agamemnon” “Liberation Bearers” and “Eumenides”

AESCHYLUS

300

This playwright was known for “Phormia” “The Mother-in-Law”

TERENCE

300

1st Female playwright, a german nun.

HROSVITHA

300

These are Shakespeares “Big 4” tragedies

Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, and King Lear

300

In Roman Theatre, this word described the ship battles done in the colosseum

NAUMACHIAE

400

These 6 elements are what ARISTOTLE labeled as the 6 elements of Drama

1. PLOT  2.CHARACTER  3.Thought/Theme  4.Language  5.Music  6.Spectacle

400

In a Troupe of actors, this person was the head of the Troupe.

DOMINUS

400

These are the three types of VERNACULAR DRAMA

MYSTERY PLAYS, MIRACLE PLAYS, MORALITY PLAYS

400

This specific Era contained Revenge Plot, Less emphasis on Poetry, and Violence more popular.

JACOBEAN ERA

500
These shoes were worn by Greek Performers in PRESENTATIONAL acting.

Kathorni (Kathornos)

500

These were the four new forms/genres of Theatre, all starting with “Fabula”

Togata, Palliata, Praetexta, and Crepidata

500

These are the 5 traits of EPISODIC FORMAT

1.Does not follow Aristotles rules  2.Multiple times and locations  3.Includes Comedy&Drama         4.Multi Storyline                                      5.All about JUXTOPOSITION of element, rather than sequence

500

This man was known for bringing Italian scenery and costumes to England.

INIGO JONES

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