Definitions
The basic meaning of this Greek word is "deed" or "action"
What is Drama?
This genre often makes fun of things to teach lessons, but not in a cruel way
What is Comedy?
This type of tree was painted on the backdrop of traditional Noh theatres
What is a pine tree?
These people were not allowed to participate in theatre for a ridiculously long time
What are women?
This is the number of history lessons we had
What is 9?
This word means that all characters and situations were the same every time
What is stock?
This genre of drama does not provide answers, but by dramatizing the cruellest realities of life, it brings us closer to accepting life's difficulties.
What is Tragedy?
These theatres had stone seats built into the sides of hills
What are Greek Amphitheatres?
A group of narrators who would tell the story and comment on the actions of the protagonist
What is the Chorus?
Renaissance actors would perform this many plays in a typical season.
What is 200?
This is physical humour common in Italian Commedia Dell'Arte
What is Slapstick?
A hybrid genre that typically begins as a tragedy, and changes into a comedy
What is Tragicomedy?
These types of characters didn't have to wear masks; they aren't very smart & are obsessed with how they look
What are Lovers? (Isabella & Flavio)
This is a play about a woman who killed her children so her husband wouldn't take them from her
What is Medea?
This is the name of the guy in all those long videos we watched
Who is Mike Rugnetta?
This is the origin of the word "comedy"
What is Comus?
These plays use half-life size puppets operated by 3 people
What is Bunraku Theatre?
This era had two styles of theatres- the open-air courtyard & the more elaborate court
What is Elizabethan Renaissance?
This is a play about a man who sacrificed his daughter so he could win a war, then his wife killed him
What is Agamemnon?
This foreign type of theatre was known for slow movements & monotonous tones
What is Noh Theatre?
What is Catharsis?
In these plays, virtues & vices become characters in simple "good triumphs over evil" stories
What are Morality Plays?
In these types of plays, the actor wore long-sleeved robes and high-soled boots that increased his height to 7 and a half feet
What is Tragedy?
This was the #1 Shakespeare play in the video "Top 10 Shakespeare Plays"
What is Hamlet?
This guy was super famous for Greek Theatre and we talked about him a lot in the beginning; he made the 3 unities
Who is Aristotle?