This form of sacrifice was made to the gods during inclement weather.
What is child sacrifice?
100
Agamemnon is part of a trilogy entitled ____
What is the Oresteia?
100
This building is where the main character returned to after the Trojan War, just before dawn.
What is the Palace of Agamemnon?
100
The original language of the play was this.
What is Greek?
100
This form of early 'music' was used as the primary means of presenting the text of the play.
What is chant?
200
This person killed King Agamemnon
Who is Queen Clytemnestra?
200
Clytemnestra wanted revenge on Agamemnon due to this reason.
What is the sacrifice of Iphigenia?
200
Seeing as how the options were limited in a time of no electricity, these two things common in modern productions were very limited in Agamemnon.
What are sound and light cues?
200
Due to it being a Greek tragedy, the music was also very involved with this element of the play.
What is diction?
200
This group of characters was the primary presenter of the chant.
What is the chorus?
300
This person, the author, wrote the play.
Who is Aeschylus?
300
This city was the setting of Agamemnon.
What is Argos?
300
These were used by the actors of the time, in order to signify the feelings and emotions of the characters.
What are masks?
300
The language and dramatic dialogue succeeded in accomplishing this task for the play.
What is established the mood for the murder of the king?
300
Much of the chanted chorus portion of the play occurred in this location of the Greek theater.
What is the orchestra?
400
This group forced retribution and exacted consequences upon humanity.
What are the gods?
400
This male figure was the one who abducted Helen, causing the Trojan War which removed Agamemnon from his homeland.
Who is Paris?
400
This standard gown-like costume was worn by the all-male casts of Ancient Greek productions.
What is the Himation?
400
Dramatic and rhythmic were two forms of this presentation.
What is the dialogue?
400
The chorus, being a very integral part of Greek tragedies, accounted for this portion of the total spoken lines and almost all of the music for the production.
What is 50 percent?
500
This person was involved in an affair with Queen Clytemnestra.
Who is the cousin of Agamemnon?
500
This topic is a major theme and plotline of the play.
What is political power?
500
The only specific costume used in Aeschylus’ production is this, which appears after the murder of Agamemnon and Cassandra.
What is the bloody dress of Clytemnestra?
500
This person, who gave a glorified speech awaiting the victory signal is...
Who is the Watchman?
500
Aeschylus reduced the amount of the chorus from the standard 50 people to what number, particularly for Agamemnon?