Types of Plays
This type of play often times had sad endings
What is a tragedy?
This sea is set in the middle of the greco-roman world
What is the mediterranean sea?
This city sat at the center of the Roman empire.
What is Rome?
This type of play typically had a happy ending
What is a comedy?
The roman in the Greco-Roman world relates to what city and empire?
This city was known for its dedication to Theatre in Greece.
What is Athens?
This type of play often was often inappropriate
What is a satyr play?
The Greco in the greco-roman world relates to what country?
What is Greece?
This man is known as the first actor
Who is Thespis?
Satyr plays are characterized by these three traits
They occur in a mythical past, they are set in rural locations, and they are chaotic.
Greek Culture is known by this name.
What is Hellenism?
This god of wine and merriment was also the patron deity of Theatre
Who is Dionysus?
Proper comedies are characterized by these traits
They occur in the present, they are set in urban environments, and they have happy endings that usually have compromises.
The Greeks had a large group of gods they worshiped, known as what?
What is a pantheon?
This conqueror of the ancient world greatly expanded the reach of Hellenism in the ancient world.
Who is Alexander the Great?