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Parts of the stage
Roman Theater
Greek Theater
Structure of Drama
Important vocabulary
100
This is the part of the stage that actors act on
What is skene
100
True or False: Greek theater was influenced by Romans?
False: Romans were influenced by the Greeks
100
These circular arenas were created as a way to see and hear the actors better
What is amphitheaters
100
This is the basic idea of a play
What is theme
100
The first three plays were tragedies
What is trilogy
200
True or False: The chorus was in charge of keeping the audience informed?
True
200
This was the majority of Roman theater
What is comedy
200
This play write wrote more comedies than tragedies
Who is Aristophanes
200
"average"/"better" "good guy"
What is protagonist
200
Based on the legends of the saints
What is Saint Plays
300
True or False: a machina is where the actors can walk back and forth?
False: a machina is what lowers the actors from up top
300
Two noble play writes
Who are Terence and Plautus
300
This is where Greeks built their theaters
What is hillsides
300
This is the lesson contained in a play
What is moral
300
Addresses the last week of Christ's life
What is Passion Play
400
This is the two areas next to scene in Roman theatre
What is parodos
400
Type of theater Romans based their plays off of
What is Greek theater
400
This is a part of a costume that is now famous today for representing theater?
What is a mask
400
Preliminary situation, initial incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
What is plot structure
400
Secular dramas
What is folk dramas
500
This is the original Greek word: tragos
What is tragedy
500
Acting in Rome was dangerous. If the public did not like you performance in a play, an actor could be killed this way
What is stoning
500
He is considered the "Father of tragedy"
Who is Aeschylus
500
spectacle, sound, diction, character, reasoning, plot
What is Aristotle key elements of a play
500
Village that performs a play every 10 years
What is Oberammegau, Germany