Tragedy
Parts of a Theater
Origin
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Actors
100
A destiny perordained by the gods, no matter what action a person takes in the present.
what is fate
100
A building used as a dressing room.
What is a skene
100
Aeschylus anded this to the Greek theater.
What is a second character
100
Tells news of what is happening away from the scene and reports violence that is not allowed to be seen.
What is a messenger
100
The gender of all actors, no matter what the gender of the part was.
What is male
200
An error in judgement or a weakness in character.
what is tragic flaw
200
An enterance to the theater, used by the chorus.
What is a parodos
200
A religious festival held in the spring to honor the god Dionysus.
What is City of Dionysia
200
1. chorus was always on stage 2. no intermission 3. no lighting 4. no curtains
What is limitations of theater
200
the good/main character.
What is protagonist
300
A disastrous conclusion that usually involves multiple deaths.
What is a catastroph
300
An altar to Dionysus in the center of the orchestra.
What is a thymele
300
A group around 50 people who sang and danced.
What is the chorus
300
flute, lyre, and percussion
What are musical instruments
300
these had large over exagerated features. they were usually worn by the chorus.
What is mask
400
A drama that shows the downfallof a dignified character who participates in significant events.
What is tragedy
400
The place where the audience sat.
What is the theatron
400
Sophocles introduced this so the audience was not left to make the placement of the play in their heads.
What is painted scenery
400
The three unities that were the basic structure for all tragedies.
What are action, time, and place
400
Greek tragedies never had more than three of these.
What are changed characters
500
A person of high rank who accepts his or her downfall with dignity.
What is a tragic hero
500
The circular dancing place where actors and the Chorus performed.
What is the orchestra
500
this person is given the credit for introducing dialogue to theater by introducing the first main character.
Who is Thespis
500
all tragedies occured in this small amount of time.
What is a single day
500
these were made out of linen, wood, and cork.
What are masks