Greek Playwrights
This was a famous playwright who wrote about what makes the perfect play.
Who is Aristotle?
These are the 3 types of greek theatre
What is comedy, tragedy, and satyr?
These masks were often ugly and grotesque
What is a comedy mask?
The back part of the stage was called this
What is the skene?
These were famous comedy playwrights.
Who are Aristophanes and Menander?
This kind of play always ends with a happy ending
What is comedy?
These masks were often lifelike
What is a tragedy mask?
The stage that was closest to the audience and formed a half circle.
What is the orcheksta?
The greek god associated with theatre.
Who is Dionysus?
These were famous tragedy playwrights?
Who are Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides?
This kind of play always ended in a way that may sway public opinion.
What is a satyr play?
What is a comedy?
This was at the center of the stage.
What is the altar?
This was the festival where the first theatre happened.
What is festival of Dionysia?
This was a playwright who was famous in both writing tragedies and satyr plays.
Who is Aeschylus?
This play always ended in grief for the main character.
What is a tragedy?
Actors in this type of play wore platform shoes
What is a tragedy?
This is the machine that would pull scenes on stage that were too gruesome to act out.
What is the ekkyklema?
The first festival was hosted in this city.
What is City Dionysia?
The idea that the audience can feel great emotions in the theatre.
What is catharsis?
In saytr plays this couldn't be done because it was punishable by death.
Make fun of any greek gods or mythology.
A cane was often a symbol of this.
What is a symbol for old age?
This machine allowed actors to fly above the stage.
What is the machina?
What is a chorus?