Shakespeare
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
Around 37
Are stage directions in the audience's POV or the actors?
The Actor's POV
What is the Orchestra in a Greek Theater?
Playing space for actors to perform
Name four greek gods or goddesses
Hades
Posideon
Hera
Apollo
Athena
Ares
Artemis
etc...
What is an ingenue?
Female romantic lead in a play
What was the original name of Shakespeare's Acting Company?
Lord Chamberlain's Men
What is another name for where the audience sits?
The House
What is the large building behind the stage for dressing or backdrop in a Greek theater?
Skene
What is Tragos?
Goat song
Who was at the top of the chain of being?
God
Name five plays that Shakespeare wrote
Hamlet
Midsummer Night's Dream
King Lear
Richard II
Julius Ceaser
Romeo and Juliet
Twelfth Night
etc....
Who was the first actor?
Thespis
Define Hubris
The sinful excess of pride
Who did the Theatre Festivals pay tribute to?
Dionysus; God of Theatre and Wine
An emotional release is called?
Catharsis
How many lines are in a Shakespeare Sonnet?
14 lines
What is a raked stage?
Stage that slopes upward, away from the audience
What is the name of the song that marks the entry of the chorus?
Parados
What are the four city-states that made up Ancient Greece?
Athens, Sparta, Thebes, Corinth
Name the three Unities
Place
Time
Action
What is the pattern of Iambic Pentameter?
unstressed/stressed
Name all four types of stages
Proscenium, Thrust, Arena, Flexible
What is the correct structure for a Greek Tragedy?
Prologue, Parados, Dramatic Scenes (Komos), and Exodus
Who were the three major Greek Playwrights?
Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus
What is a Dithyramb?